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supersweet 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- Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English supersweet From super- + sweet.

Meanings

1. Extremely sweet
   • It tasted supersweet and creamy, and had a nice crunch. 2008 November 26, Kerry McCray, “Just place in a bowl and mix”, in Modesto Bee, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2008:
   • She dipped her finger in a steaming portable spa and inhaled the heavenly scent of fair food,[…]. Philly cheesesteak sandwiches and funnel cakes, caramel corn and special-recipe baked beans, fresh-picked supersweet corn and homemade boysenberry-apple pies. 2004, Robert Elmer, chapter 4, in The Duet: A Novel, Colorado Springs, Colo.: WaterBrook Press, →ISBN, page 28:

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