What part of speech is tallest?

Tallest can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. tallest is an adjective, superlative of tall.

Inflections

Adjective

What does tallest mean?

Definitions

Adjective

tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
tall - impressively difficult; "a tall order"
tall - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
tall - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"

Examples of tallest

#   Sentence  
1. adj. You are tallest.
2. adj. Who is the tallest of all?
3. adj. Mike is the tallest of the three.
4. adj. Nancy is the tallest girl in her class.
5. adj. Tom is the tallest in his class.
6. adj. Tom is the tallest in his family.
7. adj. It is the tallest tree that I ever saw.
8. adj. John is the taller of the two, and the tallest of them all.
9. adj. John, the tallest boy in our class, is nicknamed "Mr High".
10. adj. Jack is the tallest boy in his class.
11. adj. This is the tallest tower in Japan.
12. adj. This is the tallest building that I have ever seen.
13. adj. This is the tallest tree I have ever seen.
14. adj. This is by far the tallest building in this city.
15. adj. This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.
Sentence  
adj.
You are tallest.
Who is the tallest of all?
Mike is the tallest of the three.
Nancy is the tallest girl in her class.
Tom is the tallest in his class.
Tom is the tallest in his family.
It is the tallest tree that I ever saw.
John is the taller of the two, and the tallest of them all.
John, the tallest boy in our class, is nicknamed "Mr High".
Jack is the tallest boy in his class.
This is the tallest tower in Japan.
This is the tallest building that I have ever seen.
This is the tallest tree I have ever seen.
This is by far the tallest building in this city.
This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.

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