Su-prēme', a.
(92), a. [Lat. supremus, superlative of superus, that is above, upper, from super, above; Fr. suprême, It. & Sp. supremo.] 1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in government or power. That is the supreme King of kings. Shak. 2. Highest, greatest, or most excellent; as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme degree. Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and those spheres could not but clash. De Quincey.
- Utmost; greatest possible;—usually joined with words having a bad sense; as, supreme folly or baseness, that is, folly or baseness carried to the utmost extent.
- (Bot.) Situated at the highest part or point.