Opposite of superlative for significant in amount, level or degree
“An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes.”
Opposite of superlative for of considerable importance or worth
“The reason I did not publish such stuff is that it was inconsequential claptrap.”
Opposite of superlative for real and tangible rather than imaginary
“He was simply trying to paint a picture of a possible or intelligible immaterial world.”
Opposite of superlative for strongly built or made
“A little further down the coast, we admire the rickety wooden fishermen's huts when a man in his seventies eating an orange starts chatting.”
(of a person) Opposite of superlative for stout or thickset in build
“John was a tall, gaunt man with sunken eyes and a smile that spoke of shyness.”
Opposite of superlative for concerning the essentials of something
“In addition to courses, the centralized department may offer ancillary support services such as counseling and tutoring.”
Opposite of superlative for important in material or social terms
“In the south, where aristocrats sponsored the first settlements, a landowning elite held sway over an impoverished population.”
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