downmostadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌmoʊst/

Forms: see down adv. and -most suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down adv., -most suffix.

Etymology: < down adv. + -most suffix. Compare downermost adj., downermost adv.

Now somewhat rare.

A. adj.

That is furthest down; at the very bottom; lowest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest

nethemesteOE

nethereOE

netherestc1350

lowerc1384

nethermosta1387

lowest1538

lowermost1547

lowmost1548

undermost1555

downmostc1600

bottommost1694

downermost1831

nadiral1891

c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 180 Ane monstrous fische..the said haid vpoun the heid thairof [twa crounis, the ane?] abone litill, and the doun maist croun meikill.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 412 Presburge: a place where the Hungarian Crowne is kept, and from thence discending the River to Comorre, the downe-most Towne the Emperour retayneth on Danubio.

1743 J. Barclay Treat. Educ. viii. 122 East, South, South-west, (big with impending storms), brood o'er the deep, and pierce its downmost cells.

1849 Ld. Carlisle in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1886) 1 333 The early or downmost part of the sheets had mouldered.

1901 Industr. World (Rossland, Brit. Columbia) 6 Apr. If the downmost man appears worthless and shiftless we helped to make him that, for the shiftless vagabond is the product of the thing we call civilization.

2008 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 28 June 3 d/2 The seat is adjusted so that there is only a slight knee bend when the pedal is in the downmost position.

B. adv.

In the lowest position; so as to face down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > in lowest position

lowmost1578

lowermost1579

undermost1617

downermost?c1690

downmost1716

1716 P. Lamb Royal-cookery (ed. 2) 89 Lay in your Ham the lean Side down-most, lay over it Beef, & c.

1790 C. Blagden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 342 So poised as that a certain part should be always downmost.

1822 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. II. 92 Set the jewel in the marriage ring with the speck downmost.

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 307 A fowl tied head downmost.

1975 Educ. Theatre Jrnl. 27 59 In Hamlet's confrontation with the Ghost, the former is trapped head downmost on the net.

1996 P. Robb Midnight in Sicily (2007) i. 5 There were pale yellow chooks strung up by their bright yellow feet, red crest downmost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downmost
释义	downmostadj.adv. Brit. /ˈdaʊnməʊst/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌmoʊst/ Forms: see down adv. and -most suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down adv., -most suffix. Etymology: < down adv. + -most suffix. Compare downermost adj., downermost adv. Now somewhat rare. A. adj. That is furthest down; at the very bottom; lowest. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest nethemesteOE nethereOE netherestc1350 lowerc1384 nethermosta1387 lowest1538 lowermost1547 lowmost1548 undermost1555 downmostc1600 bottommost1694 downermost1831 nadiral1891 c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 180 Ane monstrous fische..the said haid vpoun the heid thairof [twa crounis, the ane?] abone litill, and the doun maist croun meikill. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 412 Presburge: a place where the Hungarian Crowne is kept, and from thence discending the River to Comorre, the downe-most Towne the Emperour retayneth on Danubio. 1743 J. Barclay Treat. Educ. viii. 122 East, South, South-west, (big with impending storms), brood o'er the deep, and pierce its downmost cells. 1849 Ld. Carlisle in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1886) 1 333 The early or downmost part of the sheets had mouldered. 1901 Industr. World (Rossland, Brit. Columbia) 6 Apr. If the downmost man appears worthless and shiftless we helped to make him that, for the shiftless vagabond is the product of the thing we call civilization. 2008 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 28 June 3 d/2 The seat is adjusted so that there is only a slight knee bend when the pedal is in the downmost position. B. adv. In the lowest position; so as to face down. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > in lowest position lowmost1578 lowermost1579 undermost1617 downermost?c1690 downmost1716 1716 P. Lamb Royal-cookery (ed. 2) 89 Lay in your Ham the lean Side down-most, lay over it Beef, & c. 1790 C. Blagden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 342 So poised as that a certain part should be always downmost. 1822 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. II. 92 Set the jewel in the marriage ring with the speck downmost. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 307 A fowl tied head downmost. 1975 Educ. Theatre Jrnl. 27 59 In Hamlet's confrontation with the Ghost, the former is trapped head downmost on the net. 1996 P. Robb Midnight in Sicily (2007) i. 5 There were pale yellow chooks strung up by their bright yellow feet, red crest downmost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1600
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