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the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'
`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'
`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'
How To Use superlative degree In A Sentence
- Here the superlative degree makes sense because we are comparing this year's crop to the crops from all earlier years
- One may follow Woman Decorative in the Orient on vase, fan, screen and kakemono; as she struts in the stiff manner of Egyptian bas reliefs, across walls of ancient ruins, or sits in angular serenity, gazing into the future through the narrow slits of Egyptian eyes, oblivious of time; woman, beautiful in the European sense, and decorative to the superlative degree, on Greek vase and sculptured wall. Woman as Decoration
- The phrases "most supreme," and "chiefest," in the first sentence, are incorrect, because _supreme_ and _chief_ are in the superlative degree without having the superlative form superadded, which addition makes them double superlatives. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures
- `least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'
- (The superlative degree of _allegro_.) _Allegro agitato_ -- a moderately rapid tempo, and in agitated style. Music Notation and Terminology
- The comparative and superlative degrees in adjectives are shown in two ways.
