maist
Americanadjective
determiner
Example Sentences
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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 James Hogg
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
In a day or twae, or a week at maist, ye'll be up an' aboot again.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
What troubled me maist was yer muther’s defiance when I was minded te punish ye for bein’ out late.”
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
"Indeed, the maist feck o' them," said the weaver.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton
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