Backmost

//ˈbækˌmoʊst// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    farthest back not-comparable

    "1922, Thomas Hardy, Late Lyrics and Earlier This [hobby] was to delve at whiles for easel-lumber, / Stowed in the backmost slums of a soon-reached city, / Merely on chance to uncloak some worthy canvas, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    located farthest to the rear wordnet

Synonyms

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hindermosthindermosthindmostrearmost

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"1922, Thomas Hardy, Late Lyrics and Earlier This [hobby] was to delve at whiles for easel-lumber, / Stowed in the backmost slums of a soon-reached city, / Merely on chance to uncloak some worthy canvas, […]"

Etymology

From back + -most.

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