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Grep of noun most most valuable player mostaccioli utmost uttermost Overview of adj most The adj most has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (79) most -- ((superlative of `many' used with count nouns; often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins") 2. (26) most -- ((superlative of `much' used with mass nouns; usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; used with mass nouns; usually follows `the'; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal") Overview of adv most The adv most has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (180) most to the highest degree -- (used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake") 2. (63) most -- ((intensifier) very "a most welcome relief") 3. (1) about just about almost, most all but nearly, near nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")) Antonyms of adj most 2 senses of most Sense 1 most(postnominal) (vs. fewest) fewest(postnominal) (vs. most) Sense 2 most(postnominal) (vs. least) least(postnominal) (vs. most) => slightest Similarity of adj most 2 senses of most Sense 1 most(postnominal) (vs. fewest) Sense 2 most(postnominal) (vs. least) Attributes of adj most Familiarity of adj most most used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj most aftermost backmost bottommost easternmost eastmost endmost farthermost foremost frontmost furthermost hindermost hindmost inmost innermost leftmost lowermost middlemost midmost most most-valuable most advantageous most desirable most evil most unattractive most undesirable most unpleasant most unsuitable most wicked nethermost northernmost northmost outermost outmost rearmost rightmost southernmost southmost topmost upmost uppermost utmost uttermost westernmost westmost Overview of adj most The adj most has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (79) most -- ((superlative of `many' used with count nouns; often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins") 2. (26) most -- ((superlative of `much' used with mass nouns; usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; used with mass nouns; usually follows `the'; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal") Overview of adv most The adv most has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (180) most to the highest degree -- (used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake") 2. (63) most -- ((intensifier) very "a most welcome relief") 3. (1) about just about almost, most all but nearly, near nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees"))
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