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Adjective: elative  ee-lu-tiv or i'ley-tiv
  1. (Grammer) raised, lifted up; a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases

Encyclopedia: Elative