adjective

super

super, great, excellent

We had a super time on holiday.

We had a super time on vacation.

That's a super idea!

That's a super idea!

((super)) + ((noun)) used before a noun to mean 'excellent' or 'very good' We had a super time.

Synonyms: great, fantastic, excellent; Antonyms: awful, terrible

From Latin 'super' meaning 'above, over'. It implies something is 'above' the ordinary.

Think of Superman - he's 'super', meaning above and beyond a normal man.

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