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uppermost

  • adjective
  • /ˈʌpəməʊst/

At or nearest the top of something.

Other meanings

  1. Of top rank, importance, etc.

Synonyms

  • topmost

Example sentences

  • “You'll only see them in the uppermost canopy.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "upper-moste".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “uppermost” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.