Comparative and the superlative degrees

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Degrees of Comparisons or Comparative and the superlative degrees
tall                          taller                      the tallest
short                     shorter                     the shortest
big                          bigger                    the biggest
large                      larger                    the largest
small                      smaller                 the smallest
easy                       easier                    the easiest
difficult               more difficult     the most difficult
hard                       harder                  the hardest
soft                        softer                    the softest
quick                     quicker                 the quickest
fast                        faster                    the fastest
slow                       slower                  the slowest
cheap                    cheaper                the cheapest
expensive           more expensive   the most expensive
young                   younger               the youngest
old                          older                     the oldest
new                       newer                    the newest
wide                      wider                    the widest
narrow                 narrower             the narrowest
deep                     deeper                 the deepest
flat                         flatter                    the flattest
thick                      thicker                  the thickest
thin                        thinner                 the thinnest
fat                          fatter                    the fattest
strong                   stronger               the strongest
weak                     weaker                 the weakest
slim                        slimmer                the slimmest
late                        later                       the latest
early                      earlier                   the earliest
soon                      sooner                  the soonest
simple                   simpler                 the simplest
complicated       more complicated   the most complicated
near                       nearer                  the nearest
close                      to closer               the closest to
high                       higher                   the highest
low                         lower                    the lowest
good                      better                   the best
bad                        worse                   the worst
rich                         richer                    the richest
poor                      poorer                  the poorest
clean                     cleaner                    the cleanest
dirty                       dirtier                    the dirtiest
empty                   emptier                the emptiest
full                          fuller                     the fullest
hot                         hotter                   the hottest
warm                    warmer                the warmest
cold                        colder                   the coldest
cool                        cooler                   the coolest
wet                        wetter                  the wettest
dry                         drier                      the driest

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