winningest

[ win-ing-ist ]

adjectiveInformal.

Origin of winningest

First recorded in 1970–75; winning + -est¹

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Problem is, the New England Patriots and Tom Brady—the winningest quarterback in playoff history—are riding into town.
Peyton Manning and Tom Brady Don’t Control Their Own Legacies | Evin Demirel | January 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Some say it was Eddie Robinson, the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history.
Eddie Robinson, College Football’s Winningest Coach | Samuel G. Freedman | August 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
One of the winningest conservatives in the western world, Australia's John Howard, explains his success controlling firearms.
Australia's Example for Controlling Guns | David Frum | January 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Every win between 1998 and 2011 vacated, which no longer makes Joe Paterno the winningest coach in college football history.
Joe Paterno Was a Dictator: Penn State Deserved Its Punishment | Buzz Bissinger | July 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Paterno, the winningest coach in college football history, died on Sunday after a battle with lung cancer.
Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Dead at 85: Photos of His Life | The Daily Beast | January 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

"I'd like to stay the rest of the afternoon, if you don't mind," said Jane, at her winningest.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Then he turned and looked with the winningest smile at little Raymond.
Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
"You do not come to see all your friends," she said, with her winningest smile and her most bird-like voice.
Gordon Keith | Thomas Nelson Page

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