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  • 61most — determiner & pronoun 1》 greatest in amount or degree. 2》 the majority of; nearly all of. adverb 1》 to the greatest extent. 2》 forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable. 3》 extremely; very. 4》 N …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 62most — interj. NdŽ, mõst Kv mosavimo judesiui žymėti: Vaikas su ranka most Ėr. Atsigrįžo į mane, mõst su ranka, supratau, kad šaukia Dkš. Jis most lazduke in vieną šoną, most in kitą, ir rėkia LTR(Al). Most most sparnais – ir išsitiesė žąsis rš …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 63most —  Unless you are striving for an air of folksiness, most as an adverb should be confined to signifying the topmost degree ( the most delicious cake ) or as a synonym for very ( Your offer is most welcome ). As an alternative for almost or nearly ( …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 64most —     Not much grows at Himalayan altitudes, so . . . garlic, ginger, and chili peppers flavor most everything (New Yorker). Unless you are striving for an air of aw shucks folksi ness, most as an adverb should be confined to signifying the topmost …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 65Most — Este artículo o sección sobre películas necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 3 de septiembre de 2009. También puedes… …

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  • 66-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) + EST1; later identified with MOST] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 67most — 1. adverb /məʊst,moʊst/ a) Superlative form of many. This is the most important example. b) Superlative form of much. This is a most unusual specimen. Ant: fewest, least …

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  • 68most — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. greatest, most numerous; the majority of, nearly or almost all. See superiority, multitude.Ant., least. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. maximum, greatest, largest, utmost, nearly all, all but, well nigh …

    English dictionary for students

  • 69-most — aff. a combining form of most occurring in a series of superlatives: foremost; utmost[/ex] • Etymology: ME most; r. ME, OE mest, double superl. suffix = ma superl. suffix (as in OE forma first; cf. L prīmus) + est est I; later identified with… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 70most — See: AT MOST, MAKE THE MOST OF …

    Dictionary of American idioms

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