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Tweet suff. 1. Most: innermost. 2. Nearest to: aftmost. [Middle English, alteration (influenced by MOST) of -mest, from Old English : -mo, -ma, superlative suff. + -est, superlative suff.] |
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adj. Superlative of many, much. 1. a. Greatest in number: won the most votes. b. Greatest in amount, extent, or degree: has the most compassion. 2. In the greatest number of instances: Most fish have fins. n. 1. The greatest amount or degree: She has the most to gain. 2. Slang The greatest, best, or most exciting. Used with the: That party was the most! pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The greatest part or number: Most of the town was destroyed. Most of the books were missing. adv. Superlative of much. Idiom: 1. In or to the highest degree or extent. Used with many adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative degree: most honest; most impatiently. 2. Very: a most impressive piece of writing. 3. Informal Almost: Most everyone agrees. at (the) most At the maximum: We saw him for ten minutes at the most. She ran two miles at most. [Middle English, from Old English mǣst, māst; see mē-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. Adv., sense 3, short for ALMOST.] |
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