junior is the positive. Most junior is the superlative.
Adjectives can be classified by degree. If the positive form is bright, the comparative form is brighter and the superlative form is brightest.
"Merrily" is the positive degree of the adverb "merrily."Specifically, the degrees of an adverb range from the basic, positive degree to the second, comparative degree to the third, highest, superlative degree. So the comparative degree in this case is "more merrily." The superlative degree is "most merrily."
more junior, most junior
the superlative degree of much is most
"Fool" is a verb and a noun and, as such, does not have a superlative degree. The superlative degree of the adjective foolish is most foolish.
Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some grammar stuff! So, the superlative of "senior" is "most senior," and the positive degree is just "senior." For "junior," it's "most junior" in the superlative and "junior" in the positive degree. As for "superior," it's "most superior" in the superlative and "superior" in the positive degree. And finally, for "inferior," it's "most inferior" in the superlative and "inferior" in the positive degree. Like, hope that clears things up for ya!
positive degree=few comparative degree=fewer superlative degree=fewest
The positive degree is the base form of the adjective or adverb (not the comparative or the superlative).Example adjective:good = positive degreebetter = the comparativebest = the superlativeExample adverb:much = positive degreemore = the comparativemost = the superlative
Positive, comparative, and superlative
Adjectives can be classified by degree. If the positive form is bright, the comparative form is brighter and the superlative form is brightest.
Neither. It's the positive degree.
Lazy is the positive degree. The comparative is lazier, and the superlative is laziest.
"Merrily" is the positive degree of the adverb "merrily."Specifically, the degrees of an adverb range from the basic, positive degree to the second, comparative degree to the third, highest, superlative degree. So the comparative degree in this case is "more merrily." The superlative degree is "most merrily."
"Rich" is the positive (as opposed to "richer" and "richest," which are the comparative and superlative).
more junior, most junior
Slower is an adjective.Slow is the positive degree.Slower is the comparative degree.Slowest is the superlative degree.
The positive degree is the adjective itself, for example English "good". The irregularity only comes in with the comparative "better" and superlative "best", as opposed to good, gooder, goodest. Back-forming the positive from the comparative or superlative is not obvious, obviously, because it is irregular.