Plural word for smartest?

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What is the plural word for smartest?

busterwasmycat · Answer

it already is.  The noun has no number associated with it; it describes a quality.  The adjective has no plural, because adjectives never have plurals in English.

? · Answer

It's a superlative adjective. We don't make adjectives plural in English

He was the smartest student in the class.
They were the smartest students in the class.

? · Answer

While singular, "smartest" can also be plural, for more than one individual.

curtisports2 · Answer

Adjectives do not have a plural form in the English language.

Plural word for smartest?

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