fantastic, wonderful, brilliant - what are these called??

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fantastic, wonderful, brilliant, amazing, magnificent, fabulous, excellent, stupendous, marvellous, lovely, great, super, smashing, fandabbydozy

what is the term that describes words like these. they fall under what category heading, anyone know? not superlatives, I think, because don't superlatives describe expressions of the highest order, like "best", "highest", "greatest"? not sure.

also if you can think of any more of these kinds of words, i'd be grateful (i'm stenciling them around the borders and pelmets of my clients' studio).

Crispin, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

complimentary adjectives

Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

exclamations?

Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

great, super, smashing

Jim-Bowanisms?

Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Spiffing bonzer wizzard words!

NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

ssh! you have stumbled on me client!

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Crispin, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I think all these things mean 'Not bad'.

moley, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Superlatives.

Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Oops. sorry, I need to read the post more carefully. Duh.

Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

"Terrific"

Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Topping, Top-hole, cracking

De_nis, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

"remarkable"

Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 11:11 (twenty-one years ago)


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