bottommost

[ bot-uhm-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated at the bottom.
2. (of one of a series) farthest down; lowest.
3. bottom.

bottommost

/ ˈbɒtəmˌməʊst /

adjective

1. lowest or most fundamental

Word History and Origins

Origin of bottommost¹

First recorded in 1860–65; bottom + -most

Example Sentences

Consumer Reports advises auto customers to “negotiate from the bottommost price and work up, not down, from the MSRP.”

From Seattle Times

The bottommost layers are likely where the finest sediments accumulated—a perfect hunting ground for signs of past life.

From Science Magazine

She took a rusting iron box from the bottommost drawer, and carried it over to her sisters.

From Literature

Each chamber is chilled to a temperature significantly colder than the one above it; the bottommost layer is a frigid 15 millikelvins, nearly 200 times as cold as the depths of outer space.

From Scientific American

Soon they entered an archway of low-hanging oaks, the bottommost branches consumed by soft stalactites of moss.

From Literature

Related Words

• below
• depressed
• flat
• little
• small