shorter, shortest
shorter (comparative) shortest (superlative)
The word thrifty is short enough that the comparative and superlative forms are thriftier and thriftiest.
The comparative form of risky is riskier, and the superlative form is riskiest. The word risky is short enough to form the comparative and superlative forms this way. For longer words, you would need to precede the word with more (for comparative) and most (for superlative).
The comparative form of the word "ugly" is "uglier," and the superlative form is "ugliest."
What's the comparative and superlative of the word "exact"
Comparative is a term for an adjective, a word that describes a noun. Some examples of adjective comparatives are: good; comparative = better; superlative = best short; comparative = shorter; superlative = shortest happy; comparative = happier; superlative = happiest modern; comparative = more modern; superlative = most modern fragile; comparative = more fragile; superlative = most fragile
The comparative is "stricter" and the superlative is "strictest".
Comparative: shallower Superlative: shallowest
The superlative of "sad" is "saddest" and the comparative is "sadder".
fewer - comparative & fewest - superlative
The superlative is cloudiest; the comparative is cloudier.
The comparative is later, and the superlative is latest