-most

See also: most, Most, móst, mōst, and mošt

English

Etymology

From Middle English -most, -moste, -mest, from Old English -mest, conflated with most; from Proto-Germanic *-umistaz, from the comparative suffix *-umô + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (English -est); *-umô in turn is from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-. See foremost for more.

Suffix

-most

Furthest; -est; used to form superlatives of certain adjectives, especially directional and inherently-comparative ones.

Usage notes

No longer productive in contemporary English.

Coordinate terms

-more

Derived terms

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Derived terms

eldermost

nearmost

second-most

tenth-most

Anagrams

MOTs, MTSO, Toms, mots, toms

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