Su`per*add" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superadded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Superadding.] [L. superaddere. See Super-, and Add.] To add over and
above; to add to what has been added; to annex, as something extrinsic.
The strength of any living creature, in those external motion, is
something distinct from, and superadded unto, its natural gravity.
Bp. Wilkins.
The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not the
nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his plumes.
L'Estrange.
Su`per*ad*di"tion (?), n. The act of adding something in excess or
something extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or
extraneously.
This superaddition is nothing but fat.
Arbuthnot.
Su`per*ad*ven"ient (?), a. Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in
assistance of, something. [R.]
He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of his God.
Dr. H. More.
Su`per*al`i*men*ta"tion (?), n. The act of overfeeding, or making one
take food in excess of the natural appetite for it.
Su"per*al`tar (?), n. (Arch.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an
altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.
Su`per*an*gel"ic (?), a. Superior to the angels in nature or rank. [R.]
Milman.
Su`per*an"nu*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superannuated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Superannuating.] [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.] 1. To impair
or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne.
2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to
cause to retire from service on a pension.
Su`per*an"nu*ate (?), v. i. To last beyond the year; -- said of annual
plants. [Obs.] Bacon.
Su`per*an`nu*a"tion (?), n. The state of being superannuated, or too
old for office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age;
decrepitude.
The world itself is in a state of superannuation.
Cowper.
Slyness blinking through the watery eye of superannuation.
Coleridge.
Su*perb" (?), a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb
colonnade.