Definition of "superlative" [su•per•la•tive]

• Of the highest order, quality, or degree; surpassing or superior to all others. (adjective)
• Excessive or exaggerated. (adjective)
• Grammar Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest. (adjective)
• Something of the highest possible excellence. (noun)
• The highest degree; the acme. (noun)

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• "In order to showcase the most advanced towers piercing the clouds, "Supertall!" curator Carol Willis selected a skyscraper subset of what she calls "superlative buildings.""
• "But for all that swagger, what makes Kael superlative is her femininity."
• "It was obvious that Americans enjoyed everything in superlative form: the biggest, the best, the only, and the unique."