adjective in the superlative

adjective

— noun a word that expresses an attribute of something — noun the word class that qualifies nouns — adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law adjective law — adjective (= adjectival) of or relating to or functioning as an adjective adjectival syntax an adjective clause

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

superlative Noun

— The superlative is the highest level of something. — The superlative form of an adjective is the form of the adjective that shows which thing has the most of a certain quality when you compare more than two things; the superlative form is often made by adding "-est" to the end of the adjective or by putting "most" before it. The superlative of "pretty" is "prettiest". The superlative of "diverse" is "most diverse". The superlative of "cool" is "coolest". The superlative of "big" is "biggest".

superlative Adjective

— If something is superlative, it is very good; it is superb. — Related to a superlative.