/in"mohst'/ or, esp. Brit., /-meuhst/ , adj.
1. situated farthest within: the inmost recesses of the forest.
2. most intimate or secret: one's inmost thoughts.
[ bef. 900; ME (see IN- 1 , -MOST); r. inmest, OE innemest, equiv. to inne- within + -mest -MOST ]