"super-superlative" meaning in All languages combined

See super-superlative on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/, /ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/
Etymology: super- + superlative Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|superlative}} super- + superlative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} super-superlative (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-super-superlative-en-adj-lB-JaGcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: supersuperlative

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/, /ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ Forms: super-superlatives [plural]
Etymology: super- + superlative Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|superlative}} super- + superlative Head templates: {{en-noun}} super-superlative (plural super-superlatives)
  1. (rare) A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-super-superlative-en-noun-bnf7uh93 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: supersuperlative

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for super-superlative meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "super",
        "3": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "super- + superlative",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "super- + superlative",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "super-superlatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "super-superlative (plural super-superlatives)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with super-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form."
      ],
      "id": "en-super-superlative-en-noun-bnf7uh93",
      "links": [
        [
          "usual",
          "usual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "supersuperlative"
    }
  ],
  "word": "super-superlative"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "super",
        "3": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "super- + superlative",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "super- + superlative",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "super-superlative (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1823, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction 1823-05-31: Volume 2 Issue 32, Open Court Publishing Company, page 29",
          "text": "His tongue was eternally running in praise of her super-superlative, never-to-be-described charms, and in hyperbolical accounts of the flames, darts, and daggers by which his luggs, liver, and midriff were burnt up, transfixed, and gnawed away.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1862, Samuel Smith Nicholas, Habeas Corpus, the Law of War, and Confiscation, Bradley & Gilbert, page 15",
          "text": "His intelligent countrymen will laugh at his ridiculous folly, but they cannot fail to pay the extorted tribute of admiration for his super-superlative impudence.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1877, William Matthews, Hours with Men and Books, S.C. Griggs and Company, page 183",
          "text": "There are whole pages in his history with hardly an adjective that is not super-superlative.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb."
      ],
      "id": "en-super-superlative-en-adj-lB-JaGcm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Beyond",
          "beyond"
        ],
        [
          "superlative",
          "superlative"
        ],
        [
          "highest",
          "highest"
        ],
        [
          "greatest",
          "greatest"
        ],
        [
          "superb",
          "superb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "supersuperlative"
    }
  ],
  "word": "super-superlative"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 6-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with super-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "super",
        "3": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "super- + superlative",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "super- + superlative",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "super-superlatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "super-superlative (plural super-superlatives)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "usual",
          "usual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "supersuperlative"
    }
  ],
  "word": "super-superlative"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 6-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with super-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "super",
        "3": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "super- + superlative",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "super- + superlative",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "super-superlative (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1823, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction 1823-05-31: Volume 2 Issue 32, Open Court Publishing Company, page 29",
          "text": "His tongue was eternally running in praise of her super-superlative, never-to-be-described charms, and in hyperbolical accounts of the flames, darts, and daggers by which his luggs, liver, and midriff were burnt up, transfixed, and gnawed away.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1862, Samuel Smith Nicholas, Habeas Corpus, the Law of War, and Confiscation, Bradley & Gilbert, page 15",
          "text": "His intelligent countrymen will laugh at his ridiculous folly, but they cannot fail to pay the extorted tribute of admiration for his super-superlative impudence.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1877, William Matthews, Hours with Men and Books, S.C. Griggs and Company, page 183",
          "text": "There are whole pages in his history with hardly an adjective that is not super-superlative.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Beyond",
          "beyond"
        ],
        [
          "superlative",
          "superlative"
        ],
        [
          "highest",
          "highest"
        ],
        [
          "greatest",
          "greatest"
        ],
        [
          "superb",
          "superb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "supersuperlative"
    }
  ],
  "word": "super-superlative"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.