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Definitions of superb
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Superbness.
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Superbly.
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A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
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Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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Grand; proud; stately; rich; elegant; as, superb attire.
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Having grand, impressive beauty; majestic.
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Proud: magnificent: stately: elegant.
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Distinguished by grandeur, pomp, or richness; stately; showy; elegant.
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Proud; magnificent.
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Characterized by grandeur, magnificence, pomp, splendour or richness.
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surpassingly good; " a superb meal"
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Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
Antonyms for superb
deficient, mediocre, middling, bad, sour, all-right, respectable, bush-league, awful, satisfactory, despicable, inferior, vile, pathetic, substandard, ordinary, adequate, piteous, medium, ill, unsatisfactory, indifferent, terrible, O.K., contemptible, execrable, unacceptable, suboptimal, rotten, paltry, off, wrong, wanting, WACK, common, pitiful, fairish, sorrowful, second class, tolerable, abject, crummy, low-grade, touching, serviceable, run-of-the-mill, poor, fair, moving, mournful, SUBPAR., lousy, wretched, good, atrocious, decent, dissatisfactory, acceptable, punk, run-of-the-mine, so-so, second-rate, passable, pitiable, lamentable, miserable, fine, bush, lame.
Quotes of superb
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'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day.
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Sometimes sushi is just superb and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time.
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That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.
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'Gone With The Wind' is one of the all -time greats. Read Margaret Mitchell's book and watch the film again; it's a soap opera in all its glory. It is superb and memorable.
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I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. It's good for the World Cup. I missed it a lot when I had to rest and it's so nice to be back here.
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The Dark Side of the Moon has flash- the true flash that comes from the excellence of a superb performance.
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The Full Monty, ah, it's superb The Full Monty showed how life really is in certain cities of England.
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The stadium here in Munich is the best of the lot for me. It is absolutely fantastic, especially the way it lights up a different colour according to who is playing. It's superb
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The team did a superb pitstop. We had steadily improved.
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John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years.
– Eli Wallach
Usage examples for superb
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“ The coolies went off gaily- the day was warm and brilliant, and the views down the valley towards Pahlgam superb ”
– A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by T. R. Swinburne -
“ He was superb and the national honor was saved. ”
– Peter Ibbetson by George Du Maurier -
“ Young Marcel's superb manhood had no greater claim upon her woman's admiration than had the sturdy set of Steve's broad shoulders. ”
– The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum -
“ Verily, it is a superb climate. ”
– The Truth About America by Edward Money -
“ He heard her without the faintest hint of astonishment or shame, standing before her with that careless animal grace of his that made him in some fashion superb ”
– The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel May Dell -
“ I don't doubt it, with your money; you could wear three wigs, one on top of another; that would give you a superb head of hair! ”
– Monsieur Cherami by Charles Paul de Kock -
“ What a superb situation! ”
– Max by Katherine Cecil Thurston -
“ However, that did not hinder her from being superb the other evening at 'Polyeucte'." ”
– Jacqueline, v1 by Th. Bentzon (Mme. Blanc) -
“ Eleven o'clock sounded; the night was superb ”
– Juana by Honore de Balzac -
“ I therefore replied that I thought the garden superb ”
– The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt -
“ You are as free as man's first bride, you are as superb as his last wife. ”
– The Created Legend by Feodor Sologub -
“ " Mason," said Sanborn, " one of two things I must believe: Either that you have fallen in love with that superb country girl tonight or you've been giving me a chapter from your new novel." ”
– Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland -
“ Isn't she simply superb ”
– A Trooper Galahad by Charles King -
“ The David himself, superb and confident, is the first thing you see in entering the doors of the gallery. ”
– A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. Lucas -
“ " Oh, he was a superb child," said Katrinn, eagerly. ”
– The Waif of the "Cynthia" by André Laurie and Jules Verne -
“ Yes, it is Miss Aubrey, playing on the new and superb piano given by her brother last week to Mrs. Aubrey. ”
– Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren -
“ I"- he spoke here with superb emphasis-" I am absurd. ”
– The Green Carnation by Robert Smythe Hichens -
“ What a superb throat! ”
– The Grain Of Dust A Novel by David Graham Phillips -
“ A superb evening light was lying over the island, which made me rejoice at our delay. ”
– The Aran Islands by John M. Synge -
“ Ulrika looked at his superb erect figure and lofty head, and a strangely anxious expression flitted across her dull countenance. ”
– Thelma by Marie Corelli