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§;;;§26 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES. 65113.—26. IRREGULAR AND DEFECTIVE COMPAR1-SONS.Pos. Com p. Sup.Bonus, melior, optimusMagnus, major, maximusMai us, pejor, pessimusMultus, plus, n. plurimusParvus, minor, minimusGood, better, best.Great, greater, greatestBad, worse, worstMuch, more, mostLittle, less, leastObs. Plus has only the neuter in the singular,plural, it is regular, and is declined as 99-4. Exc.Inthe1. The following adjectives form the superlative in limus .Faellis, easy, facilior, facillimus.Gracilis, lean, gracilior, graeillimus.Hum T1 is, low, humilior, humiiliinus.Imbecillis, weak, imbecillior, imbeciliimus.Simihs, like, similior, simiUimus.2. The following adjectives have the comparative regular,but the superlative irregular.Citer, near, citerior, citimus.Dexter, right, dexterior, dextiunus.Exter, outward, exterior, extremus, or extimus.Inferus, low, inferior, infimus, or imus.Interus, inward, interior, intimus.Maturus, ripe, maturior, maturrimus, or maturissimus.Fosterus, behind, posterior, postremus, or postumus.Sinister, left, sinisterior, sinistimus.Superus, high, superior, supremus, or summus.Vetus, old. yeterior, veterrimus.Note.— Dives, rich, has commonly ditior, ditissbmts, for its comparativeand superlative ;contracted for divitior and divitisslmus.3. Compounds in dicus, fieus, loquus, and volus. form thecomparative in entior, and the superlative in entissimits.Benef Icus, beneficent,Benevolus, benevolent,Magniloquus, boasting,Maledicus, railing,Mirificus, wonderful,beneflcentior,benevolentior,magniloquentior,maledicentior,mirificentior,benefieentissimus.benevolentissimus,magniloquentissimuamalediceatifisimus.mirificenti sslmus.