supreme (sʊˈpriːm
;sjʊ-)
Definitions
adjective
- of highest status or power ⇒
a supreme tribunal
- (usually prenominal) of highest quality, importance, etc ⇒
supreme endeavour
- greatest in degree; extreme ⇒
supreme folly
- (prenominal) final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate ⇒
the supreme judgment
Alternative Forms
suˈpremely adverb suˈpremeness nounWord Origin
C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super aboveSynonyms
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paramount,
surpassing,
superlative,
prevailing,
sovereign,
predominant,
incomparable,
mother of all
unsurpassed,
matchless,
suprême (sʊˈpriːm;-ˈprɛm;sjʊ-)
Definitions
noun
- Also called
suprême sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added - the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in suprême sauce
Word Origin
French: supremeUsage examples
Olorun being the supreme god was the only one who could invest them with life.
, BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)"Mullah Mohammed Omar, Taliban supreme leader "He is somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan.
India Today (2002)The militants, who support Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rarely are punished for their crimes in Iran.
Globe and Mail (2003)One wishes to remember sport's icons as they were: cavalier in their pomp supreme , gloriously unbeatable, and defying the odds.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The general travelled next to Paris, where the IRB supreme council was hugely suspicious of the visitor.
, FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)