smallest. you add est when you want to make it a
superlative.
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A superlative is a word with a suffix that implies that it is of
the greatest magnitude or quality relative to its form without the
suffix. An example of a sentence with the word "superlative" is
"The superlative of 'tall' is 'tallest. '"
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The superlative degree of word sincere can be most sincere ,or sincerest according to its use in the sentence.