01 A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest.
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A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest.
Entry
1 sense
Webster, 1913
-est
/(-ĕst)/
· IPA /ɪst/