superexcellent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌsuːpəˈɹɛksələnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsuːpəˈɹɛksɪlnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English excellent English superexcellent From super- + excellent.
Meanings
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Uncommonly excellent; of supreme excellence.
…[Y]our Latin poems, which, in my opinion, both for invention and elocution, are verie delicate and superexcellent.
1579, Edmund Spenser, “The Shepheardes Calender”, in J. C., editor, The Works of Edmund Spenser, New edition, Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 190 Chestnut Street, published 1857, page 370:
- Better than excellent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most superexcellent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more superexcellent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
pl najdoskonalszy (Uncommonly excellent) · eo superbonega (Uncommonly excellent) · pl najświetniejszy (Uncommonly excellent) · it eccellentissimo (Uncommonly excellent) · fr excellentissime (Uncommonly excellent)