UPPERMOST


Meaning of UPPERMOST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌpə(r)moʊst ]

1.

The uppermost part of something is the part that is higher than the rest of it. The uppermost thing is the highest one of a group of things.

John was on the uppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse...

The rain spattered on the uppermost leaves.

= topmost

ADJ : usu ADJ n

Uppermost is also an adverb.

Lift the fish and carefully place it on a large board, flat side uppermost.

= up

ADV : n ADV

2.

If something is uppermost in a particular situation, it is the most important thing in that situation.

The economy appears to be uppermost in people’s minds...

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

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