inmost

[ in-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st ]

/ ˈɪnˌmoʊst or, esp. British, -məst /

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adjective

situated farthest within: the inmost recesses of the forest.

most intimate or secret: one's inmost thoughts.

Words nearby inmost

inly, inlying, inmate, inmesh, inmigrant, inmost, inn, innage, innards, innate, innate immunity

Origin of inmost

before 900; Middle English (see in-¹, -most); replacing inmest, Old English innemest, equivalent to inne- within + -mest -most

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Examples from the Web for inmost

In his inmost soul it was his inmost aspiration to be an agent for enthroning here on earth the equity of God.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;|Clark S. Beardslee
All that evening the old man listened to music that thrilled his inmost heart.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
When these had so done, they shut themselves up in the inmost rooms of their houses, and ate the corn they had gotten.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
After all she was his mother, and there must positively exist in her inmost self the power of understanding what he had done.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie

Do they look right down into your inmost thoughts—or do they see only as far as your liver?
Mrs. Red Pepper|Grace S. Richmond

British Dictionary definitions for inmost

inmost

/ (ˈɪnˌməʊst) /

adjective

another word for innermost

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inmost

adjective

Words related to inmost

Words nearby inmost

Origin of inmost

Examples from the Web for inmost

British Dictionary definitions for inmost

adjective