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aftermost

[ af-ter-mohst, ahf- or, esp. British, ahf-ter-muh st ]
/ ˈæf tərˌmoʊst, ˈɑf- or, esp. British, ˈɑf tər məst /
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adjective

Nautical. farthest aft; aftmost: The aftermost sail is called a spanker.
hindmost; last.

RELATED WORDS

uttermost, curtains, antipodal, end, crowning, far, lag, determinative, least, ending, terminal, ultimate, concluding, utmost, closing, latest, extreme, finishing, conclusive, definitive

Nearby words

afterlife, afterlight, afterload, aftermarket, aftermath, aftermost, afternoon, afternoon of a faun, the, afternoon watch, afternooner, afternoons

Origin of aftermost

before 900; after + -most; replacing Middle English aftermest, itself replacing Old English æftemest, equivalent to æfteme- (cognate with Gothic aftuma last; æfte (see aft1) + -m- superlative suffix) + (-e)st -est1
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aftermost

/ (ˈɑːftəˌməʊst) /

adjective

closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
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