Famousest, virtuousest, eloquenter, comfortabler, amusingest.
Some +adverbs+ are compared by adding er and est, and some by prefixing more and most.
+Direction+.—Compare the following:—
Early, easily, fast, firmly, foolishly, late, long, often, soon, wisely.
Some adjectives and adverbs are irregular in their comparison.
+Direction+.—Learn to compare the following adjectives and adverbs:—
Adjectives Irregularly Compared.
Pos. Comp. Superlative. (Aft),* after, aftmost or aftermost. Bad, | Evil, + worse, worst. Ill | Far, farther, fartherest or fathermost Fore, former, foremost or first. (Forth), further, furtherest or furthermost. Good, better, best. Hind, hinder, hindmost or hindermost. (In), inner, inmost or innermost. Late, later or latest or latter last. Little,+ less or least. lesser, Many or more, most. Much, Near, nearer nearest or next. Old, older or oldest or elder, eldest. (Out), outer or outmost or utter, outermost; utmost or uttermost. Under, ——, undermost. (Up), upper, upmost or uppermost. Top, ——, topmost.
[Footnote *: The words inclosed in curves are adverbs—the adjectives following having no positive form.]
[Footnote +: For the comparative and the superlative of little, in the sense of small in size, smaller and smallest are substituted; as, little boy, smaller boy, smallest boy.]