Table of Contents
- 1 Is hugest even a word?
- 2 Is hugest grammatically correct?
- 3 When did hugely become a word?
- 4 Is Huger a word in Scrabble?
- 5 What is the degree of red?
- 6 Is hugely a word in scrabble?
- 7 Is Littler grammatically correct?
- 8 Is it more little or littler?
- 9 Which is the best definition of the word hugely?
- 10 Is the word HUGE with the suffix est correct?
Is hugest even a word?
Of exceedingly great size, extent, or quantity. See Synonyms at enormous. 2.
Is hugest grammatically correct?
Senior Member. Those are the accepted inflected forms of the word; I’ve heard and probably used “huger” and “hugest” occasionally in informal contexts. They do sound a mite hyperbolic or more suited to the breathless utterances of an excited child.
What is the superlative form of huge?
hugest
huge Definitions and Synonyms
adjective | huge |
---|---|
comparative | huger |
superlative | hugest |
When did hugely become a word?
mid-14c., from huge + -ly (2).
Is Huger a word in Scrabble?
Yes, huger is in the scrabble dictionary.
How do you use huger in a sentence?
He seemed huger than ever with his hulk sinking into the gray darkness behind him. As he brooded, the vision of Dyckman’s money grew huger and huger. For Captain huger was as tender and as kind to him as his own dear father.
What is the degree of red?
Answer: Comparative degree of ‘red’ is ‘redder’ or ‘more red’.
Is hugely a word in scrabble?
Yes, hugely is in the scrabble dictionary.
What does eminently mean dictionary?
: to a high degree : very eminently worthy an eminently sensible plan.
Is Littler grammatically correct?
littler and the littlest do exist. What is “correct” is whatever is commonly used. I often hear native English speakers using littler and the littlest and so we can say that they are “correct”. However, “littler” may be more common in American English (in British English “smaller” is probably more common).
Is it more little or littler?
If little means “small in size,” the comparative is littler or more little, and the superlative is littlest. If little means “small amount of,” the comparative is less, and the superlative is least. Examples: He was the littlest boy in the class. Please give me less milk than he has.
Is the word’hugest’the same as’largest’?
But in reality, as Peter Shor notes with a much clearer Ngram, the usage of hugest vs huge is tiny compared with the usage of largest vs large. This confirms the subjective assessment that hugest isn’t used much.
Which is the best definition of the word hugely?
Definition of huge. : very large or extensive: such as. a : of great size or area huge buildings. b : great in scale or degree a huge deficit a huge undertaking They’re having a huge sale tomorrow.
Is the word HUGE with the suffix est correct?
So basically, is using huge with the suffix “est” correct in all manners, except for the fact it sounds strange? Yes, huge sounds like an absolute adjective, but the following dictionary entry explicitly allows both comparative and superlative forms for huge:
Is the word huge an absolute or comparative adjective?
Yes, huge sounds like an absolute adjective, but the following dictionary entry explicitly allows both comparative and superlative forms for huge: This Ngram comparing huge/hugest with large/largest appears to show that the relative usage of the respective superlative forms are roughly proportional.