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Super vs Superbly - What's the difference?

super | superbly |

As adverbs the difference between super and superbly

is that super is very; extremely (used like the prefix super-) while superbly is excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.

As an adjective super

is of excellent quality, superfine.

As a noun super

is abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".

As a verb super

is to add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.

super

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of excellent quality, superfine.
  • better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
    • Synonyms
    * (better) awesome, excellent
    Derived terms
    * super-duper * supercunt
    Related terms
    * super-

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super- ).
    • The party was super awesome.

    Etymology 2

    From (superintendent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".

    • Etymology 3

    From (superannuation)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
    • Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.

    Etymology 4

    Shortened form of (superhive).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
    • Synonyms
    * (beekeeping) duplet
    Antonyms
    * (beekeeping) nadir

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (beekeeping) To add or to place a atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
  • * 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping ; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
    • The question is: when is the best time to super ?

    Etymology 5

    Shortened form of (superhero).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (comics, slang) superhero.
  • * (seecites)

    • Etymology 6

    Shortened form of (supernumerary).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.}}

    Anagrams

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    superbly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively, the home side began superbly . Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal.}}
  • (dated) haughtily