Superb definition

so͝o-pûrb
Of unusually high quality; excellent.

A superb wine; superb skill.

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Rich or splendid.
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Extremely fine; excellent.
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The definition of superb is excellent or splendid.

A really beautiful painting is an example of something that would be described as superb.

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Majestic or magnificent.

The cheetah is a superb animal.

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Noble or majestic.
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First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.

This champagne is superb.

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(dated) Haughty.
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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
superb
Comparative:
superber
Superlative:
superbest

Origin of superb

  • Latin superbus arrogant, superior uper in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Wiktionary

Superb Sentence Examples

  • He thought Josh was a superb farmer.

  • It was a work of superb courage.

  • De Thou gave him facilities to borrow books from the superb library formed by his father.

  • It is dominated by high mountains, gashed by superb canyons of rivers, scarred with dry gullies and washes, the beds of intermittent streams, varied with great shallow basins, sunken deserts, dreary levels, bold buttes, picturesque mesas, forests and rare verdant bits of valley.

  • The climate is superb for nine months of the year, and the three months of rain, heat and damp are not injurious to health.

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