Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a superlative manner or degree; in the highest or utmost degree.

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  • adverb In a superlative manner; in the greatest possible way.

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  • adverb to a superlative degree

Etymologies

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superlative +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The three men standing breathless and unmoved on some unknown wharf on the left bank of the Hudson might fairly be described as superlatively honest persons, nor had they done any act which could be construed as wrongful by the most captious critic; yet McCulloch's concealment of the lamp suggested something thievish and illicit, and, though he alone could give a valid reason for exercising extreme discretion, because he realized, better than the others, what a choice morsel this adventure would supply to the press if ever it became known, both Curtis and

    One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Louis Tracy 1895

  • Ranyevskaya, Gaev and Simyonov-Pishchik played respectively and equally superlatively by Zoë Wanamaker, James Laurenson and Tim McMullan are the destroyers of their own class who, for all their civilized virtues, have misplaced their moral compasses.

    An 'Orchard' in Need of Trimming Paul Levy 2011

  • Enjoyable, then, but as a fan girl, I have to say that I do slightly wish she'd stick to the genre she does so superlatively well: television comedy.

    Bossypants by Tina Fey – review 2011

  • Eddie Mair on PM is superlatively good at them: relaxed, gently humorous and yet always keeping an eye on the necessary news angle.

    Rewind Radio: 5 Live Drive; PM; Ronnie Wood; Saturday Live – review 2011

  • With the exception of one dud, season 4.5 has been superlatively good.

    BSG FANS...Uhm...a question? rabid1st 2009

  • Antonio Pappano conducts the big ROH orchestra superlatively.

    Triple-Header Makes Excellent Opera Paul Levy 2011

  • In a year superlatively known for its celebrity news, not Jon Gosselin nor Lady Gaga – not even Tiger Woods himself – trumps the star-power of Robert Pattinson.

    TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS: JANUARY 1ST | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010

  • Once Gil joins the revels, his tipsy befuddlement escalates to the innocent astonishment that Mr. Wilson has done so well in the past, and does superlatively in Gil's present, which is interwoven with the fabled past of the Ville-Lumière.

    We'll Always Have Allen's 'Paris' Joe Morgenstern 2011

  • In a superlatively modulated performance, Cochrane shows us the vanity of a man who at first cunningly consolidates his power at court, only to squander it in an arrogant disregard for the fickleness of the king and the relentlessness of his enemies.

    Theater review: Folger Theatre's 'Henry VIII' Peter Marks 2010

  • Of no race, a mongrel par excellence, a heterogeneous scrabble, the genius of the admixture was superlatively Abel Ah Yo's.

    WHEN ALICE TOLD HER SOUL 2010

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