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Synonyms for superb
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : soo-purb, suh- |
Phonetic Transcription : sʊˈpɜrb, sə- |
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Définition of superb
Origin :- 1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.
- adj excellent, first-rate
- The mists had now cleared off, and we were promised a superb day.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- When that was finished, the three superb pieces of embroidery were put in their places.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- He had superb health, so he spent most of what he made as it came to him.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- She would not be wife, but what a wise, superb and faithful servant she made!
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- Moreover, Hetty had kept through all these years her superb health.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- It amused me to imagine him dressed in superb Oriental costumes.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- There was among them a superb Millet, which I should very much have liked to own.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The blanket lay at her feet, she was triumphant, she had a superb, glowing face.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- An instant his superb eye resented, but then he pleasantly did my bidding.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- The remarks of critics on this superb engraving are very strange and wide.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
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