J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

superlative

su·​per·​la·​tive su̇-ˈpər-lə-tiv 
Adjective
1
of, relating to, or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpassed level or extent
2
a
surpassing all others SUPREME
b
of very high quality EXCELLENT
superlative work
3
EXCESSIVEEXAGGERATED

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