- super
- [[t]su͟ːpə(r)[/t]]
♦♦♦1) ADJ Some people use super to mean very nice or very good. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED]
We had a super time...
That's a super idea...
`I think I could find you something.' - `That would be super.'
Syn:2) ADV: ADV adj Super is used before adjectives to indicate that something has a lot of a quality.I'm going to Greece in the summer so I've got to be super slim.
...squads of super-fit athletes.
Super is also a prefix....the development of superfast computers.
3) ADJ: ADJ n Super is used before nouns to indicate that something is larger, better, or more advanced than similar things....building Russia into a super state.
...a chance to test-drive a stunning Lotus super-car.
Super is also a prefix....planning and refining the next generation of superweapons.
English dictionary. 2008.
