upmost

[ uhp-mohst or, especially British, -muhst ]
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adjective

Origin of upmost

1
First recorded in 1550–60; up- + -most

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How to use upmost in a sentence

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

    The Daughter of a Magnate | Frank H. Spearman
  • If he is not forestalled, his boat will be bottom upmost, or crushed like glass within the hour.

    Girlhood and Womanhood | Sarah Tytler
  • In less than half-an-hour the ruined amphitheatre was a moving mass of heads from the ground to its upmost storey.

    The Eternal City | Hall Caine
  • Hence, in the present English, the different parts of the syllable most (in words like upmost) come from different quarters.

    A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
  • There were three enclosures; but the upmost one, though carefully folded, was unsealed, and engaged his attention first.

    Hildebrand | Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for upmost

upmost

/ (ˈʌpˌməʊst) /


adjective
  1. another word for uppermost

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