topmost

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

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adjective

highest; uppermost.

Origin of topmost

First recorded in 1690–1700; top¹ + -most

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Related Words for topmost

capital, chief, crack, crowning, culminating, dominant, elite, excellent, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, foremost, head, highest, lead, leading, loftiest, maximal

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Contemporary Examples of topmost

It becomes clearer by the day how cleverly Obama checkmated both Clintons by putting Hillary in the topmost Cabinet job.
Hillary, Take Off Your Burqa
Tina Brown
July 13, 2009
It becomes clearer by the day how brilliantly Obama checkmated both Clintons by putting Hillary in the topmost Cabinet job.
Hillary, Take Off Your Burqa
Tina Brown
July 13, 2009

Historical Examples of topmost

These form the woods which sweep from rocky shore to topmost hill.
Indian Legends of Vancouver Island
Alfred Carmichael
For one thing, at topmost speed, it took twenty minutes to dress.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit
Alice laughed in response, and chose the topmost letter of the packet.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
They had reached the topmost story, and the Father had paused to recover breath.
The Christian
Hall Caine
John's cell was on the topmost floor, next to the quarters of the lay brothers.
The Christian
Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for topmost

topmost

adjective

highest; at or nearest the top

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