SUPERIORLY
Su*pe"ri*or*ly, adv.
Defn: In a superior position or manner.
SUPERJACENT Su`per*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. superjacens, p.pr. of superjacere; super above + jacere to lie.]
Defn: Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.
SUPERLATION
Su`per*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. superlatio. See Superlative.]
Defn: Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
SUPERLATIVE Su`per*la"tive, a. Etym: [L. superlativus, fr. superlatus excessive, used as p.p. of superiorferre, but from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See Elate, Tolerate.]
1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright. — Su`per*la"tive*ly, adv. — Su`per*la"tive*ness, n.