-EST


Meaning of -EST in English

-est /əst, ɪst/ AmE suffix

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: -est , -ost ]

forms the ↑ superlative of many short adjectives and adverbs:

cold, colder, coldest

early, earlier, earliest

⇨ ↑ -er 1

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