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Meaning of 'super' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Super [ n.]
- A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.

Meaning of 'super' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . super [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to an extreme degree
Example in sentence:
  • as a child, I was deathly afraid of snakes;
  • extremely cold;
  • extremely unpleasant;
  • screamingly funny;
  • she is super smart;
  • the night was deathly cold
2 . super [ s]
Meaning (2):
- of the highest quality
Example in sentence:
  • a crack shot;
  • a first-rate golfer;
  • a super party;
  • an ace reporter;
  • an athlete in tiptop condition;
  • played top-notch tennis;
  • she is absolutely tops
Meaning (3):
- including more than a specified category
Example in sentence:
  • a super experiment
Meaning (4):
- extremely large
Example in sentence:
  • another super skyscraper

Nearby Words:

sup supawn supe super- superable superabound superabundance superabundant superacidulated superadd

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