migliore

better, best

adjective mee-LYOH-reh Common

Origin: Latin melior (better).

Usage Note

Migliore serves as both comparative ('better') and superlative ('best') depending on context: questa è una soluzione migliore (this is a better solution) vs è la migliore soluzione (it's the best solution). The irregular adverbial form is meglio (it goes better = va meglio); do not use migliore adverbially.

Examples

"È la migliore pizzeria della città."

Natural Translation

It's the best pizzeria in the city.

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