单词 | downermost |
释义 | † downermostadv.adj. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. Somewhat rare. A. adv. In the lowest position; so as to face down; = downmost adv. Cf. downermore adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > in lowest position lowmost1578 lowermost1579 undermost1617 downermost?c1690 downmost1716 ?c1690 King William's March in J. Hogg Jacobite Relics (1819) I. xiv. 24 Wi' his back boonermost, An' his kyte downermost. 1886 J. J. Aubertin Six Months in Cape Colony & Natal x. 278 Every now and then your hammock is turned round [by the men carrying it], for your shoulders must be uppermost up hill, and downermost down hill. 1901 H. Beveridge Possibilities 69 Some'll be lyin' there heid doonermost till this day. B. adj. That is furthest down; at the very bottom; = downmost adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest nethemesteOE nethereOE netherestc1350 lowerc1384 nethermosta1387 lowest1538 lowermost1547 lowmost1548 undermost1555 downmostc1600 bottommost1694 downermost1831 nadiral1891 1831 Border Mag. Nov. 9 Out comes an auld canker'd carlin' frae the doonermaist house o' the close. 1870 M. A. O'Donaghue Castle of Bouillon i. 14 Stored away..in the downermost depths of my mem'ry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018). < adv.adj.?c1690 |
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