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Adjective: super  soo-pu(r)
  1. Of the highest quality, skill, etc.; very good or impressive
    "a super party";
    - ace [informal], A-one [informal], crack [informal], first-rate, tiptop, topnotch [informal], top-notch [informal], tops [informal], A1 [informal], excellent, first-class, fantabulous [informal], splendid, ripping [Brit, informal], mean [informal], beezer [UK, archaic], lush [Brit, informal], stellar [informal], awesome [informal], brilliant, outstanding, top-drawer
     
  2. Including more than a specified category
    "a super experiment"
     
  3. Extremely large
    "another super skyscraper"
     
  4. [informal] Brilliant; very good
    "a super good read";
    - socko [N. Amer, informal], righteous [US, slang], fab [Brit, informal], crucial [slang], rad [N. Amer, slang], radical [N. Amer, slang], nang [Brit, slang], phat [slang], legit [US, slang], awesomesauce [informal], amazeballs [informal], beaut [Austral, NZ, informal], lit [US, slang], storming [Brit, informal], blinding [Brit, slang], stonking [Brit, informal], brill [Brit, informal], wicked [slang], cushty [Brit, informal], ace [informal], def [slang], magic [Brit, slang], smokin' [slang], smoking [slang], sick [N. Amer, slang]
Adverb: super  soo-pu(r)
  1. To an extreme degree
    "she is super smart";
    - extremely, exceedingly, deathly, stone
Noun: super  soo-pu(r)
  1. A caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
    - superintendent
Prefix: super-  soo-pu(r)
  1. Above
    - sur-
     
  2. Excessively, beyond, extreme
    - hyper-, over-, ultra-

Derived forms: supers

See also: big, comprehensive, large, super-duper [informal], superior

Type of: caretaker

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