hypersuperlative

Syllables: hy·per·su·per·la·tive/ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

hypersuperlative adjective: above and beyond what is superlative; super-superlative.

Adjective

hypersuperlative (not comparable)

(rare) Above and beyond what is superlative; super-superlative.
- The half hat, the whole hat, the half smile, the whole smile, the nod, the embrace, the positive parting with a little bow, the comparative at the middle of the room, the superlative at the door; and, if the person be pan huper sebastus there is a hypersuperlative ceremony then of conducting him to...1868, Abraham Cowley, James Hain Friswell, The Essays of Abraham Cowley, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, page 11
- Next you will have plentiful instances of extravagant, strained, hypersuperlative expressions, indicating the inability of the speakers to say what they would in definite, intelligible terms. You will find a large number of pretentious phrases, particularly foreign ones, dragged in to dignify this...1864, The American Journal of Education, F. C. Brownell, page 350

Next you will have plentiful instances of extravagant, strained, hypersuperlative expressions, indicating the inability of the speakers to say what they would in definite, intelligible terms.1864, The American Journal of Education, F. C. Brownell, page 350:
Brahms, as Max Fiedler presented him to us through the Academic Festival Overture and Symphonies, Nos. 1 and 2, is Brahms in the hypersuperlative degree.1912, Musical America 1912-12-07: Volume 17, Issue 5, Musical America Publications, page 2:
Not ultraphenomenal sextuplets, not hypersuperlative septuplets, but metaphysical octuplets were blazoned in the headlines of the Chinese Press.1934, Brian Doyle, Time, Volume 24, Time Incorporated, →ISBN, page 50:
There are 17 achievement responses with overblown or hypersuperlative themes.1959, James Francis Rooney, Perception of Social Relations and Work Orientation on Skid Row, University of California, Berkeley, page 132:

From hyper- + superlative.

What does hypersuperlative mean?: Hypersuperlative means above and beyond what is superlative; super-superlative.
How do you use hypersuperlative in a sentence?: Next you will have plentiful instances of extravagant, strained, hypersuperlative expressions, indicating the inability of the speakers to say what they would in definite, intelligible terms.
What part of speech is hypersuperlative?: Hypersuperlative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hypersuperlative?: Hypersuperlative is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/.

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