outermost

outermost
/ow"teuhr mohst'/ or, esp. Brit., /-meuhst/, adj.
farthest out; remotest from the interior or center: the outermost limits.
[1350-1400; ME; see OUTER, -MOST]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Outermost — Out er*most , a. [See {Uttermost}, {Utmost}, and cf. {Outmost}.] Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outermost — index extreme (last), last (final), peripheral Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • outermost — [adj] outer beyond, distant, fringe, furthermost, outlying, outmost, outward, peripheral, remote; concepts 484,583 …   New thesaurus

  • outermost — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ furthest from the centre …   English terms dictionary

  • outermost — [out′ər mōst΄] adj. located farthest without …   English World dictionary

  • outermost — [[t]a͟ʊtə(r)moʊst[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n The outermost thing in a group is the one that is furthest from the centre. ...the outermost corners of each room. ...Pluto, the outermost known planet. Ant: innermost …   English dictionary

  • outermost — adjective a) Superlative form of outer. He lived on the outermost edge of the city. b) Farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible. See Also: outermore …   Wiktionary

  • outermost — adj. Outermost is used with these nouns: ↑edge, ↑layer, ↑reach, ↑ring …   Collocations dictionary

  • outermost — out|er|most [ˈautəməust US tərmoust] adj [only before noun] furthest from the middle ≠ ↑innermost ▪ the outermost stars …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • outermost — adjective (only before noun) furthest outside or furthest from the middle: the outermost stars opposite inmost (2), innermost (2) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”