upmost

[ uhp-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

1. uppermost.

upmost

/ ˈʌpˌməʊst /

adjective

1. another word for uppermost

Word History and Origins

Origin of upmost¹

First recorded in 1550–60; up- + -most

Example Sentences

From the tier of the upmost holes came at length the terrific burst of the heavy mines.

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If he is not forestalled, his boat will be bottom upmost, or crushed like glass within the hour.

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In less than half-an-hour the ruined amphitheatre was a moving mass of heads from the ground to its upmost storey.

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Hence, in the present English, the different parts of the syllable most (in words like upmost) come from different quarters.

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There were three enclosures; but the upmost one, though carefully folded, was unsealed, and engaged his attention first.

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