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inmost

adj

Etymology

From Middle English inmost, from Old English innemest, a double superlative form from inne (“within”), from in (“in”). The modern form is due to confusion with most.

  1. derived from innemest
  2. derived from inmost

Definitions

  1. superlative form of inner

    superlative form of inner: most inner; the very deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part.

    • Courtenaye was at once carried out of himself; he caught the fire of the actor; the splendid voice, the noble gesture, and the exalted sentiment, aided by the pomp of the verse, mastered his inmost soul.
    • Virginia Carteret was finding it a new and singular experience to have a man tell her baldly at their first meeting that he had read her inmost thought of him.
    • It was as though she were attempting to read my inmost soul, […]

  2. That which is inmost

    That which is inmost; the core.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA