When it comes to the gender of adjectives, they show some divergence when compared to nouns.
Taking the examples below as a starting point, as soon as we will understand this difference:
boy - little boy - big boy
We notice the highlighted noun (boy), along with your augmentative and diminutive.
Keeping to the question of the degree of the adjective, we would have:
The boy is as smart as his brother – comparison of equality
The boy is the smartest of the brothers – relative superlative of superiority
the boy is very smart – analytic absolute superlative
the boy is very smart – synthetic absolute superlative
Due to these particularities mentioned above, it is of fundamental importance to expand our knowledge regarding the correct way to use the synthetic absolute superlative of some adjectives.
Here is a relationship with them:
| Adjectives | Synthetic absolute superlative |
| Agile | agile or agile |
| Bitter | very loving |
| Rough | Rough |
| Friend | best friend |
| Pleasant | very pleasant |
| Good | very good or great |
| Beneficial | most beneficial |
| benevolent | most benevolent |
| Cruel | very cruel |
| Able | very capable |
| Difficult | very difficult |
| Docile | sweetheart |
| Candy | sweetest or sweetest |
| Effective | very effective |
| Easy | very easy |
| Faithful | most faithful |
| Fierce | most ferocious |
| Fragile | fragile |
| General | Generalissimo |
| Great | Maximum |
| Humble | humble |
| Incredible | amazingly |
| Young | very young |
| Free | libertine |
| Lean | very thin or thin |
| meek | Mansuetissimo |
| Miserable | most miserable |
| Black | very black or very low |
| Remarkable | Most Remarkable |
| Noble | most noble |
| Poor | very poor or very poor |
| Little | Minimum |
| Respectable | very respectable |
| Wise | all-knowing |
| Sacred | most holy |
| Kind | very nice |
| Terrible | terrifyingly terrible |
| Fast | super fast |
| Greedy | greedy |
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
Brazil School Team
Grammar - Brazil School
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/relacao-alguns-superlativos-absolutos-sinteticos.htm
