Saddest is the superlative degree.
Whiter. Example My blouse is whiter than yours. or Dan´s shirt is white, but Paul´s is whiter.
LOSS is a noun, it does not have degrees of comparison. Maybe LOST: very lost, the most lost (but it is illogical).
superlative adjectives use 'the'. They end with 'est' or add 'most' before the adj. The biggest house. The most beautiful woman.
The word 'comparison' is a noun.
Positive Degree of Comparison.
.The degree of comparison for early is earlier
It is the highest degree of comparison
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The degree of comparison is superlative.
positive
full
The degree of comparison used in this sentence is:Comparitive