maist
Americanadjective
determiner
Example Sentences
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That means a bla' doon your lum, I'm thinkin', an' it's a maist by-ordinar' dirty, choky thing, is back reek.'
From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing
The maist part o' his friends advised him at length to give up the search, as the finding o' the body seemed a thing a'thegither hopeless.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
It was waur than the maist outrageous Gaelic ever spoken in the height o' passion by a Hieland shearer.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
Wel, I wil pray to God on hie65 That thou my constancie maist see, And that yet once before I die Thou will vouchsafe to love me.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Having prepared matters in this effectual—I may say irresistible way—I bethought mysel o' the maist efficient way o' followin up the advantage I had gained.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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