superb

[ soo-purb, suh- ]

/ sʊˈpɜrb, sə- /

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adjective

admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.

sumptuous; rich; grand: superb jewels.

of a proudly imposing appearance or kind; majestic: superb mountain vistas.

Origin of superb

1540–50; < Latin superbus proud, superior, excellent, equivalent to super- super- + -bus adj. suffix (akin to be)

SYNONYMS FOR superb

2 elegant.

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2. See magnificent.

OTHER WORDS FROM superb

su·perb·ly, adverb su·perb·ness, noun

Words nearby superb

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Example sentences from the Web for superb

Pryor wouldn't have succeeded without his superb intelligence, Williams wouldn't have succeeded without his abiding passion.

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You can sit at the counter, slurp a superb milk shake, and watch the action.

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In an excerpt from the new edition of his superb account of the artist Holy Terror, Bob Colacello considers his legacy and fame.

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He was superb as Henry II in The Lion in Winter, and very good in The Ruling Class.

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Living longer for someone like myself and my constituency allows for a superb quality of life.

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His costume was superb, and was such as was then worn, on important occasions, by American gentlemen of the highest rank.

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The Chateau de Tanlay is a superb relic of a sixteenth century work.

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Then one sees the exquisite frocks, the superb jewels, the celebrities of good and ill repute.

In Vanity Fair |Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
It meant a flutter of raiment, a deliberation of readjustment, a kind of superb, massive dislocation.

The Adventures of a Widow |Edgar Fawcett
Here you are—a superb article, the very thing for nightgowns.'

Brittany |Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes

British Dictionary definitions for superb

superb

/ (sʊˈpɜːb, sjʊ-) /

adjective

surpassingly good; excellent a superb actor

majestic or imposing a superb mansion

magnificently rich; luxurious the jubilee was celebrated with a superb banquet

Derived forms of superb

superbly, adverb superbness, noun

Word Origin for superb

C16: from Old French superbe, from Latin superbus distinguished, from super above

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