supreme
supreme definition
su·preme (-prēm′)
adjective
- highest in rank, power, authority, etc.; dominant
- highest in quality, achievement, performance, etc.; most excellent
- highest in degree; utmost a supreme fool
- final; ultimate
Etymology: L supremus, superl. of superus, that is above < super: see super-
Related Forms:
- supremely su·preme′ly adverb
- supremeness su·preme′·ness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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