superlatives
superlatives is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, superlatives is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsuperlatives
- The highest extent or degree of something.
- (grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
Example: "The superlative of "big" is "biggest"."
- An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
Example: "Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!"
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