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GREATEST
- Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average
- Very large and imposing
- Used to reinforce another adjective of size or extent
- Used to express surprise, admiration, or contempt, esp. in exclamations
- Used in names of animals or plants that are larger than similar kinds, e.g., great auk, greater flamingo
- (of a city) Including adjacent urban areas
- Of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above the normal or average
- A title denoting the most important person of the name
- Very good or satisfactory; excellent
- (of a person) Very skilled or capable in a particular area
- Denoting the element of something that is the most important or the most worthy of consideration
- Used to indicate that someone or something particularly deserves a specified description
- GREAT, large (of considerable size or quantity) [adj]
- the greatest person in some field [n -S]
- (in names of family relationships) Denoting one degree further removed upward or downward