a combining form of most occurring in a series of superlatives: foremost; utmost.
[ ME -most; r. ME, OE -mest, double superl. suffix, equiv. to -ma superl. suffix (as in OE forma first; cf. L primus ) + -EST 1 ; later identified with MOST ]
a combining form of most occurring in a series of superlatives: foremost; utmost.
[ ME -most; r. ME, OE -mest, double superl. suffix, equiv. to -ma superl. suffix (as in OE forma first; cf. L primus ) + -EST 1 ; later identified with MOST ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012