UNIQUER

Adjective

uniquer

comparative form of unique

Usage notes

This word is proscribed by many, because unique implies that there is only one, and so a comparative form is logically inconsistent. It is typically used as hyperbole.

Source: Wiktionary


UNIQUE

U*nique", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]

Definition: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.

– U*nique"ly, adv.

– U*nique"ness, n.

U*nique", n.

Definition: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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