peerless

[KatyBr]

peerless·ly adv.
peerless·ness n.

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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. peerless - eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"
matchless, nonpareil, one and only, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled, unmatched, one
incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" from www.freedictionary.com

I find it odd that peer can mean equal and also more equal. lol
Kt

[Slava]

So, KatyBr, why do you think peer can mean both equal and better? Peer means an equal, peerless means having no equal. It doesn't have any effect on the meaning of peer.

Hate to quibble, but isn't that really what we're here for at times?

A good word, though, and deserving of inclusion in the GW Dictionary.

[Stargzer]

My guess is she was thinking of English "peers" and the English peerage.

By the way, the US Constitution does not guarantee a trial by a jury of your peers, only " ...the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, ... ."

Nevertheless, defense lawyers have made much of this Amendment, trying to ensure the "impartial" part.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others, no matter which political system is in vogue.