nowmostadj.

Brit.

/ˈnaʊməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈnaʊˌmoʊst/, Scottish English

/ˈnʌʊmost/

Forms: 1700s–1800s newmost, 1700s– nowmost, 1900s– nyowmost.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neuth adv., -most suffix.

Etymology: Probably < neuth adv. + -most suffix. Compare earlier nethmost adj., nethemest adj. Sc. National Dict. s.v. neath, records the word as still in use in eastern and north-eastern Scotland in 1963.

Scottish (chiefly north-eastern).

Lowest.

ΚΠ

1736 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1776) 37 He that wrestles with a turd will come foul aff, whether u'most or nowmost.

1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 24 My side happen'd to be newmost.

1928 Weekly Jrnl. 11 Oct. 6 An' the nyowmost half wis his diary, an' here he vrat doon a' he hid deen that day.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nowmost
释义	nowmostadj. Brit. /ˈnaʊməʊst/, U.S. /ˈnaʊˌmoʊst/, Scottish English /ˈnʌʊmost/ Forms: 1700s–1800s newmost, 1700s– nowmost, 1900s– nyowmost. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neuth adv., -most suffix. Etymology: Probably < neuth adv. + -most suffix. Compare earlier nethmost adj., nethemest adj. Sc. National Dict. s.v. neath, records the word as still in use in eastern and north-eastern Scotland in 1963. Scottish (chiefly north-eastern). Lowest. ΚΠ 1736 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1776) 37 He that wrestles with a turd will come foul aff, whether u'most or nowmost. 1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 24 My side happen'd to be newmost. 1928 Weekly Jrnl. 11 Oct. 6 An' the nyowmost half wis his diary, an' here he vrat doon a' he hid deen that day. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1736
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