highermostadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪərˌmoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: higher adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < higher adj. + -most suffix. Compare slightly earlier highmost adj. Compare also earlier lowermost adj. and uppermost adv.

= highest adj. Occasionally also as adv.: = highest adv. Cf. the more common lowermost adj. and adv., uppermost adv., adj., and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position

highestOE

umestOE

overesta1325

upperestc1374

overmosta1382

supremec1487

upmost1488

uppermostc1500

highermost1593

top1595

topmost1697

headmost1758

culminant1849

tip-topmost1937

1593 G. Markham Disc. Horsmanshippe i. sig. A4 Thys Arabian..beeing trauaild..to Constantinople, and from thence to the highermost partes of Germanie.

1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket iv. 196 The purest things are placed highermost.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 417/2 The Humerus, is the highermost Bone in the Arm, that between the Elbow and Shoulder.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 315 Those highermost Rounds or Enclosures which appear no more.

1776 W. Whitehead Explan. Arms Incorporated Companies Newcastle upon Tyne 7 Their Hall is at the highermost End of the Carliol Croft.

1842 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 9 25 From the first to the highermost kite in the series.

1872 H. W. Longfellow Div. Trag. i. ii. 41 The bright triumphant host Of all the highermost Archangels.

1919 Contrib. Bot. Lab. Univ. Pennsylvania 4 348 The number of glandular hairs on the upper surface gradually diminishes until some of the highermost inserted leaves are entirely devoid of them.

1987 A. Colby Measurem. Moral Judgment 52 The highermost law should take precedence and in this case the law of the right to life is more valued.

2007 H. Sherman in B. Steiger Revelation xiv. 236 Apparently we have a highermost level of consciousness which we very seldom touch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	highermost
释义	highermostadj.adv. Brit. /ˈhʌɪəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈhaɪərˌmoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: higher adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < higher adj. + -most suffix. Compare slightly earlier highmost adj. Compare also earlier lowermost adj. and uppermost adv. = highest adj. Occasionally also as adv.: = highest adv. Cf. the more common lowermost adj. and adv., uppermost adv., adj., and n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position highestOE umestOE overesta1325 upperestc1374 overmosta1382 supremec1487 upmost1488 uppermostc1500 highermost1593 top1595 topmost1697 headmost1758 culminant1849 tip-topmost1937 1593 G. Markham Disc. Horsmanshippe i. sig. A4 Thys Arabian..beeing trauaild..to Constantinople, and from thence to the highermost partes of Germanie. 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket iv. 196 The purest things are placed highermost. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 417/2 The Humerus, is the highermost Bone in the Arm, that between the Elbow and Shoulder. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 315 Those highermost Rounds or Enclosures which appear no more. 1776 W. Whitehead Explan. Arms Incorporated Companies Newcastle upon Tyne 7 Their Hall is at the highermost End of the Carliol Croft. 1842 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 9 25 From the first to the highermost kite in the series. 1872 H. W. Longfellow Div. Trag. i. ii. 41 The bright triumphant host Of all the highermost Archangels. 1919 Contrib. Bot. Lab. Univ. Pennsylvania 4 348 The number of glandular hairs on the upper surface gradually diminishes until some of the highermost inserted leaves are entirely devoid of them. 1987 A. Colby Measurem. Moral Judgment 52 The highermost law should take precedence and in this case the law of the right to life is more valued. 2007 H. Sherman in B. Steiger Revelation xiv. 236 Apparently we have a highermost level of consciousness which we very seldom touch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1593
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