lowermostadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈləʊəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈloʊərˌmoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lower adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < lower adj. + -most suffix. Compare lowmost adj. and earlier nethermost adj. Compare also uppermost adj., highermost adj.

A. adj.

= lowest adj.; esp. located nearest to the bottom or furthest down.

ΘΚΠ

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

nethemesteOE

nethereOE

netherestc1350

lowerc1384

nethermosta1387

lowest1538

lowermost1547

lowmost1548

undermost1555

downmostc1600

bottommost1694

downermost1831

nadiral1891

1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 17 The groundes or sedymentes ar the contentes that occupy the lowermost region.

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Uv.i The sonn..in winter season draweth to the lowermost signe.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 90 The basest, the lowermost, the most dejected..downe-trodden Vassals of Perdition.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 71 As you may see by the Figure out of the lowermost Gun of the Castle.

1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 74 The lowermost mast would likewise have gone, had not the weather proved fine.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 401/1 The lowermost diagonal..which is named the lower sirmark.

1854 C. Dickens Hard Times ii. xi. 250 She falls from the lowermost stair, and is swallowed up in the gulf!

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 295 The lowermost extremity of the ascending frontal convolution.

1935 P. S. Welch Limnol. v. 125 The chemical events in the lowermost waters are almost unknown.

1973 C. Callow Power from Sea vi. 126 Once the legs were driven into the sea-bed no one could see or could know exactly what there was in the lowermost nine feet of the leg.

1995 New Scientist 1 July 36/1 Take..this experiment with the spinal cord... First, you slice off a piece of the lowermost portion of the cord.

B. adv.

= lowest adv.; esp. in the lowest position; at the bottom.

ΘΚΠ

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

lowmost1578

lowermost1579

undermost1617

downermost?c1690

downmost1716

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues sig. QQQQiiij. His mother sate vppermost, & his wife lowermost.

1646 A. Ross New Planet No Planet vi. 66 But what a mishapen world have you made us? in which you have placed the sunne lowermost, and the earth above the sunne.

1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata i. 2 The gross and heavy Particles..by that Mechanical Law of Motion..gravitating and sinking lowermost.

1798 Monthly Mirror Sept. 156 We have placed Hell lowermost, and have made it less than the earth.

1884 Friend 26 Jan. 194/3 The one [sc. clamp] at the bulb end of the thermometer is placed lowermost.

1923 H. S. Pratt Man. Land & Fresh Water Vertebr. Animals U.S. 143 The side without an eye being usually colorless and kept lowermost.

2009 A. R. Rice From Clarinet d'Amour to Contra Bass ii. 96 The touches of these basset note keys are..to be manipulated..by the hand placed lowermost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lowermost
释义	lowermostadj.adv. Brit. /ˈləʊəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈloʊərˌmoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lower adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < lower adj. + -most suffix. Compare lowmost adj. and earlier nethermost adj. Compare also uppermost adj., highermost adj. A. adj. = lowest adj.; esp. located nearest to the bottom or furthest down. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest nethemesteOE nethereOE netherestc1350 lowerc1384 nethermosta1387 lowest1538 lowermost1547 lowmost1548 undermost1555 downmostc1600 bottommost1694 downermost1831 nadiral1891 1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 17 The groundes or sedymentes ar the contentes that occupy the lowermost region. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Uv.i The sonn..in winter season draweth to the lowermost signe. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 90 The basest, the lowermost, the most dejected..downe-trodden Vassals of Perdition. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 71 As you may see by the Figure out of the lowermost Gun of the Castle. 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 74 The lowermost mast would likewise have gone, had not the weather proved fine. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 401/1 The lowermost diagonal..which is named the lower sirmark. 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times ii. xi. 250 She falls from the lowermost stair, and is swallowed up in the gulf! 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 295 The lowermost extremity of the ascending frontal convolution. 1935 P. S. Welch Limnol. v. 125 The chemical events in the lowermost waters are almost unknown. 1973 C. Callow Power from Sea vi. 126 Once the legs were driven into the sea-bed no one could see or could know exactly what there was in the lowermost nine feet of the leg. 1995 New Scientist 1 July 36/1 Take..this experiment with the spinal cord... First, you slice off a piece of the lowermost portion of the cord. B. adv. = lowest adv.; esp. in the lowest position; at the bottom. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > in lowest position lowmost1578 lowermost1579 undermost1617 downermost?c1690 downmost1716 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues sig. QQQQiiij. His mother sate vppermost, & his wife lowermost. 1646 A. Ross New Planet No Planet vi. 66 But what a mishapen world have you made us? in which you have placed the sunne lowermost, and the earth above the sunne. 1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata i. 2 The gross and heavy Particles..by that Mechanical Law of Motion..gravitating and sinking lowermost. 1798 Monthly Mirror Sept. 156 We have placed Hell lowermost, and have made it less than the earth. 1884 Friend 26 Jan. 194/3 The one [sc. clamp] at the bulb end of the thermometer is placed lowermost. 1923 H. S. Pratt Man. Land & Fresh Water Vertebr. Animals U.S. 143 The side without an eye being usually colorless and kept lowermost. 2009 A. R. Rice From Clarinet d'Amour to Contra Bass ii. 96 The touches of these basset note keys are..to be manipulated..by the hand placed lowermost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1547
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