adjective
Etymology
Origin of bottommost
Example Sentences
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The bottommost layers are likely where the finest sediments accumulated—a perfect hunting ground for signs of past life.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 9, 2022
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 • Oct. 24, 2019
We discover our innermost — and bottommost selves — only when someone else opens the basement door.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2017
Edward the Wide stopped bothering with the bottommost closures of his jacket and his vest in order to accommodate his imperial weight more comfortably.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2013
She took a rusting iron box from the bottommost drawer, and carried it over to her sisters.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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