few
adjective
not many but more than one.
fewest
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superlativeof few.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The euro now buys the fewest dollars in 17 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
By the time the game was over, the Eagles had mustered just 172 yards—their fewest in over a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It was the fewest points scored by the Rams since a 20-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers in November 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Spurs 2016-17 team was the best in the league by most measures: best attack, best defence, fewest defeats, unbeaten at home in the last season of the old White Hart Lane.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Light trips over pebbles, rocks, dirt...searches for the fewest weeds, fallen branches, and twigs...searches for where brush has been worn away.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
