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uppermost(dictionary)

uppermost (iou)



uppermost adjective, adverb, & noun. LME.
[from UPPER adjective + -MOST. Cf. UP adjective1, adjective2, UPMOST.]
A. adjective.
a. Outermost; external. Now rare. LME.
J. Maplet The Adder..casteth off yearley his uppermost skin or coate.
b. Occupying the highest or most elevated position or place; topmost; (of part of a river etc.) that is nearest to the source or furthest from the sea. L15.
Bible (AV): Luke 11:43 Woe vnto you Pharisees: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues. J. A. Brown There had been..Paleolithic implements on this uppermost floor.
fig. Highest in respect of rank, importance, influence, authority, etc.; predominant, supreme. L17.
Ld Macaulay The politician whose practice was always to be on the side which was uppermost. H. James Her uppermost feeling in regard to them was..cold scorn.
b. adverb. In or to the uppermost position (lit. & fig.). LME.
J. Wesley Lie with that Ear uppermost. Wordsworth We..saw..generous love..Uppermost in the midst of fiercest strife. R. Owen It is not East-West comradeship which will be uppermost in Russian minds.
C. noun. A person who or thing which is uppermost; esp. the highest part of something. LME-M18.