superb i part i ent (ti as shi)

[ Lat.super =over, above; bis twice, and partiens, pr. par. of part i or to divide.] A number which divides another number nearly, but not exactly, into two parts, having the one part somewhat larger than the other. sù-pěrb-lý, adv. [English superb, -ly.] In a superb manner or degree; splendidly, magnificently. "In painted plumes superbly dre ed." Cowper: The Parrot. sū-perb-ne , subst . [Eng. superb; -ne .] The quality or state of being superb; magnificence. super conformity sū-per-brăń-chi-al, a . [Pref. super- , and Eng. branchial .] Situated above the gills. ( Günther : Study of Fishes, p. 514.) sū-per-car-gō, s . [Partially Latinized from Sp. sobrecargo, from sobre (Lat. super )=above, and cargo .] A person in charge of the cargo of a ship; an official in a merchant ship, whose busine is to superintend all the commercial concerns of the voyage. "Thieves, supercargoes, sharpers, and directors." Pope: Horace; Satires, ii. 1.