driest

English

Adjective

driest

  1. superlative form of dry: most dry

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Low German drīste, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-Germanic *þrīstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréystis. Displaced Middle Dutch drijst, from Old Dutch *thrīsti, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

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Adjective

driest (comparative driester, superlative meest driest or driestst)

  1. bold, reckless

Inflection

Inflection of driest
uninflected driest
inflected drieste
comparative driester
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial driest driester het driestst
het driestste
indefinite m./f. sing. drieste driestere driestste
n. sing. driest driester driestste
plural drieste driestere driestste
definite drieste driestere driestste
partitive driests driesters —
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