outermost
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English uttermost, uttirmest, uttermast, outemast, alteration (due to Middle English outre (“outer”)) of Old English ūtemest, ȳtemest (“outermost”), equivalent to outer + -most. Doublet of uttermost.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/
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Adjective
outermost
- superlative form of outer: most outer; farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.
Related terms
Translations
farthest outside
Noun
outermost (plural outermosts)
- That which is outermost.
- 1845, C. P. Bronson, Elocution, Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy:
- Observe, the Analytical course is from outermosts to innermosts, from effects to causes […]