Lana Del Rey‘s, “Body Electric” prompts the question, what is a superlative word?

Think back to those pesky high school yearbooks, that would have “best dressed” or “most likely to be successful.” Or for example, consider the words, “unique” and “perfect,” once something is unique or perfect, it can not get “more perfect” or “more unique.” Once it is perfect, it has reached the highest level of perfection.

Keeping this in mind, let’s listen to Body Electric.

“Jesus is my bestest friend.
Diamonds are my bestest friend.”

Best is already a superlative word. Therefore, it could not get better than “best.”

By definition, a superlative adjective compares three or more nouns. This takes the comparison of nouns to the highest degree. Another example, “That ring is perfect,” or perhaps “That ring is unique.”

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