superlative

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 excellent: a superlative achievement / performance 2 (grammar) relating to adjectives or adverbs that express the highest degree of sth, for example best, worst, slowest and most difficult compareCOMPARATIVE superlatively adverb noun (grammar) the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest degree of sth: It's hard to find enough superlatives to describe this book. compareCOMPARATIVE