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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, a. [L. superlativus, fr.
     superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but
     from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See {Elate},
     {Tolerate}.]
     1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing
        all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a


        woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the
        divine character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Gram.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the
        quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an
        adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive
        by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most
        pleasant, least bright.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*la"tive*ly}, adv. --
        {Su`per*la"tive*ness}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superlatively
       adv : to a superlative degree

















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