Definition of Outermost

1. Adjective. Situated at the farthest possible point from a center.

Exact synonyms: Outmost
Similar to: Outer

Definition of Outermost

1. a. Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row.

Definition of Outermost

1. Adjective. Superlative form of '''outer'''. ¹

2. Adjective. Farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outermost

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outermost

outer garment
outer malleolus
outer membrane
outer planet
outer planets
outer regular
outer space
outer table of skull
outerchange
outerchanges
outercoat
outercoats
outerly
outermore
outerness
outerplanar
outers
outerwear
outexecute
outexecuted
outexecutes
outexecuting
outfable
outfabled
outfables
outfabling
outface
outfaced

Literary usage of Outermost

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"nwith her right hand takes hold of the outermost rim of the aff, and twirls it altogether, at intervals; and Atropos her left hand twirls the inner circles ..."

2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Somewhere on the outermost branches of the pine-wood j the honeysuckle was streaming scent. "Where?" he asked. When thev turned the corner of the path she ..."

3. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1860)
"All the leaves are radical, this outermost being both shortest and thickest, the interior leaves almost upright and from 1 to 4 feet long. ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"Those who are aesthetically inclined may give an extra finish to the main tube, and also to the draw-tube and eye-piece, by using for the outermost layers ..."

5. Sapienta Angelica de Divino Amore Et de Divina Sapientia =: Angelic Wisdom by Emanuel Swedenborg (1890)
"As the highest of successive order becomes the innermost of simultaneous order, and the lowest becomes the outermost, so in the Word, "higher" signifies ..."

6. A Second Visit to the United States of North America by Charles Lyell (1849)
"Visit to outermost Barrier Island. — Sea Shells on Beach. — Negro Maid-Servants. Dec. 31. 1845.—ON the last day of the year we sailed in a steamer from ..."

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