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Barest

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    superlative form of bare: most bare form-of, superlative

    "In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history"."

Verb
  1. 1
    second-person singular simple present indicative of bare archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
  2. 2
    second-person singular simple past indicative of bear archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular

Etymology

Etymology 1

bare + -est

Etymology 2

bare + -est

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