supreme
- 01 C1 Advanced
adj.the greatest or most extreme version of a quality.
adj.representing the ultimate or highest degree of a quality or state.
Simple“The athlete showed supreme confidence as she walked onto the track.”
In context“To complete the solo ascent of the north face required a moment of supreme courage and technical precision.”
Synonyms - 02 C2 Proficiency
v.to cut a citrus fruit into pieces while removing all the skin and seeds.
v.to remove the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds from citrus segments. Transitive; requires a direct object.
Simple“The chef showed the students how to supreme an orange for the salad.”
In context“The recipe requires you to supreme three grapefruits, ensuring that no bitter white pith remains on the delicate segments.”
Synonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
n.a piece of chicken, fish, or fruit that has had all the skin and bones removed.
n.a prime cut of poultry or fish with skin and bones removed, or a citrus segment prepared similarly.
Simple“The restaurant serves a chicken supreme with a creamy mushroom sauce.”
In context“The banquet menu featured a pan-seared salmon supreme served on a bed of seasonal greens and drizzled with a lemon reduction.”
Synonyms
Usage supreme court · supreme leader
“Earlier this month, for instance, the former head of the IRGC, Mohsen Rezaei, was named as the new head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, its top security body.”
“The latest round of fighting in Lebanon started after Hezbollah struck Israel with rockets on 2 March in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader.”
From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.