undermost

[ uhn-der-mohst ]

adjective

1. lowest, as in position, status, or the like.

undermost

/ ˈʌndəˌməʊst /

adjective

1. being the furthest under; lowest

adverb

1. in the lowest place

Word History and Origins

Origin of undermost¹

First recorded in 1545–55; under- + -most

Example Sentences

An extraordinary medley of feelings—but it was not a medley, exactly; rather it was successive layers of feeling, in which one could not say which layer was undermost—struggled inside him.

From Literature

The undermost parts of a drop of water on a support are pressed against the support, and the upper parts are pressed against the lower parts because the latter cannot yield.

From Project Gutenberg

His opponent had him by the throat, he was undermost again--and desperate.

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A moment and the two fell to the ground, the servant undermost.

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Undermost, un′dėr-mōst, adj. lowest in place or condition.

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