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PEERLESS
matchless, nonpareil, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled
(adjective) eminent beyond or above comparison; “matchless beauty”; “the team’s nonpareil center fielder”; “she’s one girl in a million”; “the one and only Muhammad Ali”; “a peerless scholar”; “infamy unmatched in the Western world”; “wrote with unmatchable clarity”; “unrivaled mastery of her art”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
peerless (comparative more peerless, superlative most peerless)
Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.
Anagrams
• Sleepers, sleepers
Source: Wiktionary
Peer"less, a.
Definition: Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. "Her peerless feature." Shak. Unvailed her peerless light. Milton. --Peer"less*ly, adv.
– Peer"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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