Uppermost

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uppermost \Up"per*most`\, a. [From {Up}, {Upper}; formed like
     aftermost. Cf. {Upmost}.]
     Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;
     supreme.
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           Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uppermost
       adj : at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile";
             "on the topmost step" [syn: {topmost}, {upmost}]
       adv 1: in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say
              what comes uppermost"
       2: in or into the highest position; "the blade turned
          uppermost"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "uppermost":
     above, acmatic, all-absorbing, apical, best, capital, cardinal,
     chief, consummate, controlling, dominant, first, first-class,
     first-rate, foremost, greater, greatest, head, headmost, higher,
     highest, leading, loftiest, main, master, maximal, maximum,
     meridian, meridional, most, over, overmost, overriding, overruling,
     paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primary, prime,
     principal, ranking, summital, superior, superlative, supreme,
     tip-top, top, top-notch, topmost, ultimate, upmost, upper, utmost,
     vertical, zenithal