adjective
Etymology
Origin of bottommost
Example Sentences
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Finally she reached the bottommost floor, which was the domain of the cook, the scullery maids, and the laundresses.
From Literature
Consumer Reports advises auto customers to “negotiate from the bottommost price and work up, not down, from the MSRP.”
From Seattle Times
The bottommost layers are likely where the finest sediments accumulated—a perfect hunting ground for signs of past life.
From Science Magazine
She took a rusting iron box from the bottommost drawer, and carried it over to her sisters.
From Literature
Each chamber is chilled to a temperature significantly colder than the one above it; the bottommost layer is a frigid 15 millikelvins, nearly 200 times as cold as the depths of outer space.
From Scientific American
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