单词 | uppermost |
释义 | uppermost[ uhp-er-mohst or, especially British, -muhst ] / ˈʌp ərˌmoʊst or, especially British, -məst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uppermost ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also upmost.highest in place, order, rank, power, etc.: the uppermost peaks of the mountain; the uppermost class of society. topmost; predominant: a subject of uppermost concern. adverbin or into the uppermost place, rank, or predominance: The blossoms grow uppermost on the stems of these flowers; the thoughts that came uppermost to her mind. Origin of uppermostFirst recorded in 1475–85; upper1 + -most WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH uppermostupmost, uppermost , utmostWords nearby uppermostupper extremity, upper GI series, upper hand, upper house, upper mordent, uppermost, upper motor neuron, Upper Palaeolithic, Upper Palatinate, upper partial tone, Upper Peninsula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uppermostBritish Dictionary definitions for uppermostuppermost / (ˈʌpəˌməʊst) / adjective Also: upmosthighest in position, power, importance, etc adverbin or into the highest position, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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