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undermost

undermost

6.6
In the lowest position under all other parts
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌndərˌmoʊst/
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  • Ella was slender, didn't have much of a figure, and wouldn't let a hand under her undermost clothes, but she knew how to kiss.

Examples

  • ENG showed a spontaneous nystagmus to the right (eyes closed) of 8 degrees/sec and nystagmus to the right in the right-ear-undermost position of the same velocity.

    Academic text (1999)

  • There was also nystagmus to the right with the left-ear-undermost position of 12 degrees/sec, with no associated vertigo.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The box had several layers, and the undermost one contained fragile items.

  • He carefully examined the undermost layer of soil to check for any signs of moisture.

  • The undermost shelf of the bookcase was cluttered with old magazines and dust.

Synonyms

bottom
vsundermost
619 1.0

At the lowest or deepest level

is narrower applying only to physical placement rather than rank or level
bottommost
vsundermost
1 4.4

Lowest in a pile or on a shelf

is the same idea but used as a general positional adjective
lowermost
vsundermost
1 5.0

At the very bottom of something

is similar but focuses on simple lowest placement rather than depth

Antonyms

topmost
4 3.2

At the highest part of something that is above all other parts

uppermost
4.4

In the most important place in your mind

Surface Forms

undermost positive

Morphology

undermost = (transparent) = under + most

The productive positional suffix '-most' added to 'under' yields a superlative meaning 'at the lowest position', which is directly inferable. [Postprocessing: moved 'under' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Undermost comes from the simple parts under 'below' and most 'very', so it literally means the 'very lowest' part. That's why we use it to say something is at the very bottom.