super-superlative
nounEtymology From super- + superlative.
1
Rare A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form.
super-superlative
adj/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ · /ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/
Etymology From super- + superlative.
1
Rare Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.
- Near-synonym: super-duper (informal)
- 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.1823, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction 1823-05-31: Volume 2 Issue 32, Open Court Publishing Company, page 29:
2 more examples
- 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.1862, Samuel Smith Nicholas, Habeas Corpus, the Law of War, and Confiscation, Bradley & Gilbert, page 15:
- There are whole pages in his history with hardly an adjective that is not super-superlative.1877, William Matthews, Hours with Men and Books, S.C. Griggs and Company, page 183:
- Derived terms
- super-superlatively, super-superlativeness