undermost

[ uhn-der-mohst ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌmoʊst /

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adjective, adverb

lowest, as in position, status, or the like.

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Origin of undermost

First recorded in 1545–55; under- + -most

Words nearby undermost

undermentioned, undermine, undermined, undermining, undermodulate, undermost, underneath, undernourish, undernourished, undernutrition, under one's belt

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How to use undermost in a sentence

The undermost rings should have thin joints, those of each succeeding ring being slightly thickened.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The weight of this rottenness lay heaviest of all on the labouring poor, who stood undermost in the social scale.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
Upon upsetting, it unaccountably happened that poor Mr Stone was always undermost.
Hudson Bay|R.M. Ballantyne
The chain kinked time and again as he groped with the undermost hand for the openings; his dumpy, pudgy form writhed grotesquely.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

I tried the undermost side, next—and instantly discovered the smear of the paint from the door of Rachel's boudoir!
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for undermost

undermost

/ (ˈʌndəˌməʊst) /

adjective

being the furthest under; lowest

adverb

in the lowest place

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undermost

Origin of undermost

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