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    -est
    -est /əst, ɪst/ suffix
     Language: Old English
     Origin: -est, -ost
    forms the superlative of many short adjectives and adverbs:
        cold, colder, coldest
        early, earlier, earliest ⇨ -er1


    -est suffix (makes superlative adjectives and adverbs 构成形容词和副词的最高级) ◆widest最宽◆biggest最大◆happiest最幸福◆soonest最早  ➡  compare -er