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Superb has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of surpassing excellence

"a brilliant performance"

"a superb actor"

2

surpassingly good

"a superb meal"

3

First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.

"The chef prepared a superb meal that delighted everyone at the dinner party."

In plain English: Superb means something is extremely good and excellent.

"The restaurant served superb food that everyone loved."

Usage: Use superb to describe something that is outstanding or excellent in quality, often implying it exceeds ordinary standards without needing comparison. It functions as an intensifier similar to great but carries a stronger sense of perfection than words like fine or very good.

Example Sentences
"The restaurant served superb food that everyone loved." adj
"The food at this restaurant is truly superb." adj
"She gave a superb performance in the school play." adj
"We had a superb view of the mountains from our hotel room." adj
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Origin

The word superb entered English as a learned borrowing from the Latin term superbus. Originally meaning proud or arrogant, it has since come to describe something of excellent quality.

Rhyming Words
erb verb ferb gerb herb serb kerb acerb imberb adverb reverb diverb coverb potherb cowherb converb preverb proverb pro verb pan serb
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