Nethermost

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Farthest down; lowest. archaic, literary, not-comparable

    "He merited not the Abaſement; vve vvere vvorthy the Damnation. Ah, ah my good Sauiour! A Nethermoſt depth cannot ſincke me lovv enough, ſince thou ſtoop'ſt to a Footſtoole. Thou likenedſt thee to me, I vvill compare me to Nothing: […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    farthest down wordnet

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basalbedrockbottombottommostbottommostground

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"He merited not the Abaſement; vve vvere vvorthy the Damnation. Ah, ah my good Sauiour! A Nethermoſt depth cannot ſincke me lovv enough, ſince thou ſtoop'ſt to a Footſtoole. Thou likenedſt thee to me, I vvill compare me to Nothing: […]"

Etymology

From Middle English neþermeste; equivalent to nether + -most.

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