"outermost" meaning in English

See outermost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-outermost.wav
Etymology: From Middle English uttermost, uttirmest, uttermast, outemast, alteration (due to Middle English outre (“outer”)) of Old English ūtemest, ȳtemest (“outermost”), equivalent to outer + -most. Doublet of uttermost. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uttermost}} Middle English uttermost, {{cog|enm|outre|t=outer}} Middle English outre (“outer”), {{inh|en|ang|ūtemest}} Old English ūtemest, {{suf|en|outer|most}} outer + -most, {{doublet|en|uttermost}} Doublet of uttermost Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adjective}} outermost
  1. superlative form of outer: most outer Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: outer (extra: most outer) Synonyms: extimate [obsolete, rare], uttermost Related terms: outermore Translations (farthest outside): ἐξώτατος (exṓtatos) (Ancient Greek), νέατος (néatos) (Ancient Greek), buitenst (Dutch), ulommainen (Finnish), laitimmainen (Finnish), äußerst (German), estremo (Italian), extimus (Latin), yttersta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-outermost-en-adj-kRQnVTRQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 49 51

Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-outermost.wav Forms: outermosts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English uttermost, uttirmest, uttermast, outemast, alteration (due to Middle English outre (“outer”)) of Old English ūtemest, ȳtemest (“outermost”), equivalent to outer + -most. Doublet of uttermost. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uttermost}} Middle English uttermost, {{cog|enm|outre|t=outer}} Middle English outre (“outer”), {{inh|en|ang|ūtemest}} Old English ūtemest, {{suf|en|outer|most}} outer + -most, {{doublet|en|uttermost}} Doublet of uttermost Head templates: {{en-noun}} outermost (plural outermosts)
  1. That which is outermost; the surface; the outside.
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Inflected forms

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