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superlative  (superlatives plural )
1  adj If you describe something as superlative, you mean that it is extremely good. 
Some superlative wines are made in this region..., The Regent hotel has a superlative view of Hong Kong island.  
2  n-count If someone uses superlatives to describe something, they use adjectives and expressions which indicate that it is extremely good. 
usu pl 
...a spectacle which has critics world-wide reaching for superlatives.  
3  adj In grammar, the superlative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that indicates that something has more of a quality than anything else in a group. For example, `biggest' is the superlative form of `big'. Compare  comparative. 
ADJ n 
  Superlative is also a noun., n-count 
...his tendency towards superlatives and exaggeration.