outermost

American  

[au-ter-mohst, -muhst] / ˈaʊ tərˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

1. farthest out; remotest from the interior or center.

   the outermost limits.

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outermost British  

/ ˈaʊtəˌməʊst /

adjective

1. furthest from the centre or middle; outmost

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Etymology

Origin of outermost

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at outer, -most

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Example Sentences

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outermost

As Rod Phillips demonstrates in “Cats: A History”—an encyclopedic study of mankind’s ever-changing perception of felines—the concept of the nonworking housecat is, at the outermost, only 200 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The astronauts will then have the chance to study the solar corona, the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, which will become visible as a sort of glowing halo.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

That’s when the star goes supernova, which we can detect as soon as the bounced off material breaks through the star's outermost layer — we call this the shock breakout.

From Space Scoop ● Nov. 28, 2025

This region is essential for communication between brain networks but is also vulnerable to reduced blood flow from distal arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the outermost parts of the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025

I was told about the first ones during my early tries at the job: The outermost seats at every table, for example—those next to the men in line at the room’s perimeter—were left empty.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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