Meaning & use

super

adjective·Everyday

Excellent, wonderful, or of a very high quality; used informally to express strong approval.

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We had a super time exploring the old town on our last day of vacation.

"How was the concert?" "Super! You should have come with us."

A note on using this word

Super is casual and mainly spoken; it is also used as a prefix meaning 'above' or 'beyond', as in 'supernatural'.

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