Hypertext Webster Gateway: "superb"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See {Super-}.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.

2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.

3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.

{Superb paradise bird} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise
({Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba}) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.

{Superb warber}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}. --
{Su*perb"ly}, adv. -- {Su*perb"ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

superb
adj 1: of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a
superb actor" [syn: {brilliant}]
2: surpassingly good; "a superb meal"


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