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superextreme en · ADJ

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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 extreme English superextreme From super- + extreme.

Meanings

1. (rare) Exceptionally extreme; of particular extremeness or extremity.
2. (not-comparable, rare) Beyond or greater than extreme.
   • Were it not for this absorption, the full strength of ultraviolet radiation alone would destroy all living things on earth by what could be referred to roughly as a superextreme sunburn. 1957, Charles Ira Coombs, Rockets, Missiles, and Moons, Morrow, page 218:
   • As in any other case, nationalism has not grown out of nothing here. It shoudl be stressed once again that the years of stagnation have left their mark. During the war, for instance, under superextreme conditions, people could go without sleep for days on end. 1988, Mikhail Shatrov, Vladlen Loginov, Sergeĭ Vladimirovich Kuleshov, The Revolution Continues: Going Back to Lenin, Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, page 43:
   • Working under such limited circumstances it then is pure chance when we spot a chemical that is not superextreme in its harmful potency. 1975, Jacqueline Verrett, Jean Carper, Eating May Be Hazardous to Your Health, Anchor Press, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 48:

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