superextreme
superextreme adjective: exceptionally extreme; of particular extremeness or extremity.
Adjective
superextreme (comparative more superextreme, superlative most superextreme)
- Exceptionally extreme; of particular extremeness or extremity.
- 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
- 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
Forms of superextreme
| comparative | more superextreme |
|---|---|
| superlative | most superextreme |
Origin of superextreme
From super- + extreme.
Questions about superextreme
- What does superextreme mean?
- Superextreme means exceptionally extreme; of particular extremeness or extremity.
- What part of speech is superextreme?
- Superextreme is an adjective.
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