lessestadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlɛsᵻst/, U.S.

/ˈlɛsəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: less adj., -est suffix.

Etymology: < less adj. + -est suffix, after lesser adj. Compare earlier least adj.

Now regional or nonstandard.

Least. Also as n.: that which is least; those who are least.In quot. 1542 in allusion to Matthew 25:40: Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (King James Bible).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > smallest or slightest

leasteOE

lessest1542

leastesta1794

1542 T. Becon Potacion for Lent sig. G.iii What so euer ye haue done to one of my lessest brothers, ye haue done it vnto me.

1563 T. Becon Reliques of Rome (rev. ed.) sig. Ee.vi^v Betwene two euils the lessest is to be chosen.

1564 T. Becon Humble Supplication (new ed.) f. xxv, in Wks. iii If these spiteful spiritual Sorcerers can not do the lessest, we can neuer beleue, that they are able to doe the greatest.

1637 tr. N. de Clemangis in W. Prynne Breviate Prelates Usurp. (ed. 3) 293 They dare not displease the lessest of these spitefull spirituall limbes of Antichrist.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 513 Lessest, least. Sometimes leasest—lessest—lessest-little—and littlest.

1859 Punch 5 Feb. 51/2 Them as 'ails a Saloon Might as well 'ail the Moon, 'Taint the lessest use, there ain't no doubt on't.

1876 C. C. Fraser-Tytler Jonathan xiii. 133 He didn't scamp His work, not with the lessest of 'em.

1922 Life 19 Oct. 26/3 You can go the fudderest the quickest, and stay the longest, and do the lessest of any nigger I ever saw.

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

单词	lessest
释义	lessestadj.n. Brit. /ˈlɛsᵻst/, U.S. /ˈlɛsəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: less adj., -est suffix. Etymology: < less adj. + -est suffix, after lesser adj. Compare earlier least adj. Now regional or nonstandard. Least. Also as n.: that which is least; those who are least.In quot. 1542 in allusion to Matthew 25:40: Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (King James Bible). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > smallest or slightest leasteOE lessest1542 leastesta1794 1542 T. Becon Potacion for Lent sig. G.iii What so euer ye haue done to one of my lessest brothers, ye haue done it vnto me. 1563 T. Becon Reliques of Rome (rev. ed.) sig. Ee.vi^v Betwene two euils the lessest is to be chosen. 1564 T. Becon Humble Supplication (new ed.) f. xxv, in Wks. iii If these spiteful spiritual Sorcerers can not do the lessest, we can neuer beleue, that they are able to doe the greatest. 1637 tr. N. de Clemangis in W. Prynne Breviate Prelates Usurp. (ed. 3) 293 They dare not displease the lessest of these spitefull spirituall limbes of Antichrist. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 513 Lessest, least. Sometimes leasest—lessest—lessest-little—and littlest. 1859 Punch 5 Feb. 51/2 Them as 'ails a Saloon Might as well 'ail the Moon, 'Taint the lessest use, there ain't no doubt on't. 1876 C. C. Fraser-Tytler Jonathan xiii. 133 He didn't scamp His work, not with the lessest of 'em. 1922 Life 19 Oct. 26/3 You can go the fudderest the quickest, and stay the longest, and do the lessest of any nigger I ever saw. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1542
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