topmost

[ top-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

1. highest; uppermost.

topmost

/ ˈtɒpˌməʊst /

adjective

1. highest; at or nearest the top

Word History and Origins

Origin of topmost¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; top ¹ + -most

Example Sentences

This assertion has been belied in recent years by the persistence of sharp racial and gender imbalances, particularly in the field’s topmost ranks.

From MIT Technology Review

The tower collapsed whenever the center of mass of the topmost k blocks did not lie above the block directly beneath them.

From FiveThirtyEight

If you wanted exactly two rings on the stack, the first ring you placed couldn’t have been the topmost ring, because you couldn’t place a second ring above it.

From FiveThirtyEight

It couldn’t have been the ring you just placed, nor could it have been the topmost ring, which again left you with three rings to choose from.

From FiveThirtyEight

Otherwise, it rested on what was previously the topmost ring.

From FiveThirtyEight

It becomes clearer by the day how cleverly Obama checkmated both Clintons by putting Hillary in the topmost Cabinet job.

From The Daily Beast

It becomes clearer by the day how brilliantly Obama checkmated both Clintons by putting Hillary in the topmost Cabinet job.

From The Daily Beast

On the 20th the gates of the palace were battered in and the British flag was hoisted from its topmost turret.

From Project Gutenberg

He passes the cell-row on the opposite side, ascends the topmost tier, and finally reaches the ground floor containing my cell.

From Project Gutenberg

As the topmost branch of the pine points always to the east, so Luck-in-all-moons shall guide us to the sun rising.

From Project Gutenberg

A broad terrace ran around the amphitheater at the height of the topmost row of seats.

From Project Gutenberg

The topmost ladder was flattened against the rock, yet it swung ominously with Rudy's weight.

From Project Gutenberg