mostestadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˈməʊstᵻst/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊstəst/

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

Etymology: < most adj. + -est suffix.Originally as a double or strengthened superlative in dialect use in Britain and (especially southern) United States, the latter probably accounting for the usage attributed to the Confederate cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–77), in allusion to which the adjective and noun are still frequently used. Forrest is most commonly quoted in this form: ‘Git thar fustest with the mostest men’, but compare quot. 1905 at sense A. 1. Compare also sense B. 1. Compare leastest adj., leastest n.

Originally regional. Now chiefly humorous.

A. adj. Chiefly North American.

1. Greatest, most.Now chiefly in (frequently humorous) allusion to the usage attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest (see etymological note).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > greatest in quantity, amount, or degree

mosteOE

utmosta1325

uttermore1382

utterestc1386

uttermost1429

outmost1447

utter1513

supreme1571

summoperous1647

top1714

mostest1882

1882 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 325 I allus do believe 'tis the mostest work is done wi' the leastest talk.

1885 J. W. Riley in Indianapolis Jrnl. 15 Nov. 10/4 We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun.

1898 Cent. Mag. Nov. 131/2 It shows that the Americans acted in accordance with the first principle of warfare, and ‘got the mostest men there the firstest’.

1905 Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial Appeal 14 May ii. 4/6 One [story]..gives Gen. Forrest's answer to the question, ‘How do you manage to win your battles?’ ‘Git thar fust with the mostest men,’ is the reputed reply.

1940 Time 4 Nov. 12/3 One of the most popular inhabitants of the train was Porter Foley, who could get there fustest with the mostest drinks.

1995 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 4 The world's biggest choir, hugest pigeon flock, mostest balloon let-goers.

1998 Washington Post 2 Sept. a23/2 When the Russian government and the Russian economy were racing to see which could get to the point of collapse firstest, with the mostest impact.

2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Best, finest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective]

highestOE

bestOE

firstlOE

greatest?c1225

of the besta1350

premiera1500

paramount1530

supremec1550

supreme1571

primer1589

top1647

nulli secundus1742

bestest1751

first class1819

beatemest1831

par excellence1839

première1844

first rate1853

beatenest1860

blue ribbon1860

optimum1885

optimal1890

class A1906

all-star1908

grade A1911

five-star1931

mostest1936

tip-topmost1937

the end1950

the most1953

1936 Down Beat July 15/2 Man, that's the mostest music I ever thought could come out of a box like that.

1956 T. Betts in H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (at cited word) Man o' War..described for all time by his Kentucky groom..as ‘de mostest horse’.

1960 Time & Tide 24 Dec. 1599/1 Eddie Byrnes..he's the mostest act on scope.

1995 Denver Post (Nexis) 23 May b1 Now each park is trying to outbid the other to get the biggest, baddest and mostest roller coaster.

B. n.

1. The greatest amount or number, the most. Frequently in to be the firstest with the mostest (chiefly U.S.): to dominate a contest by being quicker into action and more powerful than an adversary, rival, etc. (see etymological note).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > the greatest amount or quantity

mostOE

whole hog1838

mostest1887

whole-hogger1914

1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 104 Mostest, farthest; greatest distance. ‘The mostest that he's bin from home is 'bout eighteen miles.’

1893 Amer. Missionary Apr. 120 I have spent the mostest of my time in trying to teach my own self something.

1949 O. Nash Versus 68 K is for Keeler..The fustest and mostest To hit where they ain't.

1959 Times 14 Sept. 3/5 A great ambition to be there firstest with the mostest.

1971 Engineering Apr. 57 But we make the mostest.

1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 27 July c2 Large companies are leaner than ever before..and have the money to be the ‘firstest with the mostest’ when it counts in new global markets.

2. Originally U.S. The best or finest example. hostess with the mostest: a hostess performing her role particularly or uniquely well.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person

highesteOE

bestOE

greatest?c1225

pridec1330

crestc1400

primrosea1450

outrepass1477

A per sea1500

primrose peerless1523

prisec1540

prime1579

surquidry1607

excellency1611

nonsuchc1613

crown jewel1646

top1665

patriarch1700

pièce de résistance1793

number one1825

business1868

resistance piece1870

star1882

mostest1889

koh-i-noor1892

best-ever1905

flagship1933

the end1950

endsville1957

Big Mac1969

mack daddy1993

1889 Cent. Mag. Oct. 960/1 Lookin' like a reg'lar queen—Th' mostest like I ever seen.

1909 M. Diver Candles in Wind xxxv. 360 ‘I'm her friend, Paul—just as much as you are...’ ‘No, I'm the mostest. She said so.’

1935 Word Study Oct. 2/2 One of their favorite games was called ‘The Ten Mostest’. Each player would choose 30 words: 10 that he or she considered the most beautiful words, 10 funniest words, and 10 most descriptive words.

1950 I. Berlin (title of song) Hostess with the mostes' on the ball.

1958 Daily Herald 25 Mar. 5/7 Here's the hostess with the mostest... Her guests all agreed Sophia was pretty good..well, pretty, anyway.

1973 A. Hunter Gently French vii. 64 I reckon you admire the mostest in anything.

1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 225 They want to put ‘Whose Dog’ on a flexi-disc they're giving out free with the Christmas edition... Ain't that the mostest?

1993 Independent 15 Jan. 14/6 She also made herself the Washington hostess with the mostest.

C. adv.

Chiefly U.S. = most adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > in the greatest degree or most

mostOE

heldesta1400

greatestc1400

mostly1580

largemosta1672

mostest1888

1888 Harper's Mag. Jan. 200/1 Them as looks the mostest married gen'ly ain't.

1892 E. Terry Let. 4 July in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 9 It's mostest kind to write to me so about my young friend.

1997 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 10 Jan. d1 Gromit is the sexiest, mostest intelligent clay dog in the whole wide world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mostest
释义	mostestadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˈməʊstᵻst/, U.S. /ˈmoʊstəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: most adj., -est suffix. Etymology: < most adj. + -est suffix.Originally as a double or strengthened superlative in dialect use in Britain and (especially southern) United States, the latter probably accounting for the usage attributed to the Confederate cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–77), in allusion to which the adjective and noun are still frequently used. Forrest is most commonly quoted in this form: ‘Git thar fustest with the mostest men’, but compare quot. 1905 at sense A. 1. Compare also sense B. 1. Compare leastest adj., leastest n. Originally regional. Now chiefly humorous. A. adj. Chiefly North American. 1. Greatest, most.Now chiefly in (frequently humorous) allusion to the usage attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest (see etymological note). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > greatest in quantity, amount, or degree mosteOE utmosta1325 uttermore1382 utterestc1386 uttermost1429 outmost1447 utter1513 supreme1571 summoperous1647 top1714 mostest1882 1882 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 325 I allus do believe 'tis the mostest work is done wi' the leastest talk. 1885 J. W. Riley in Indianapolis Jrnl. 15 Nov. 10/4 We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun. 1898 Cent. Mag. Nov. 131/2 It shows that the Americans acted in accordance with the first principle of warfare, and ‘got the mostest men there the firstest’. 1905 Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial Appeal 14 May ii. 4/6 One [story]..gives Gen. Forrest's answer to the question, ‘How do you manage to win your battles?’ ‘Git thar fust with the mostest men,’ is the reputed reply. 1940 Time 4 Nov. 12/3 One of the most popular inhabitants of the train was Porter Foley, who could get there fustest with the mostest drinks. 1995 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 4 The world's biggest choir, hugest pigeon flock, mostest balloon let-goers. 1998 Washington Post 2 Sept. a23/2 When the Russian government and the Russian economy were racing to see which could get to the point of collapse firstest, with the mostest impact. 2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Best, finest. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] highestOE bestOE firstlOE greatest?c1225 of the besta1350 premiera1500 paramount1530 supremec1550 supreme1571 primer1589 top1647 nulli secundus1742 bestest1751 first class1819 beatemest1831 par excellence1839 première1844 first rate1853 beatenest1860 blue ribbon1860 optimum1885 optimal1890 class A1906 all-star1908 grade A1911 five-star1931 mostest1936 tip-topmost1937 the end1950 the most1953 1936 Down Beat July 15/2 Man, that's the mostest music I ever thought could come out of a box like that. 1956 T. Betts in H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (at cited word) Man o' War..described for all time by his Kentucky groom..as ‘de mostest horse’. 1960 Time & Tide 24 Dec. 1599/1 Eddie Byrnes..he's the mostest act on scope. 1995 Denver Post (Nexis) 23 May b1 Now each park is trying to outbid the other to get the biggest, baddest and mostest roller coaster. B. n. 1. The greatest amount or number, the most. Frequently in to be the firstest with the mostest (chiefly U.S.): to dominate a contest by being quicker into action and more powerful than an adversary, rival, etc. (see etymological note). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > the greatest amount or quantity mostOE whole hog1838 mostest1887 whole-hogger1914 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 104 Mostest, farthest; greatest distance. ‘The mostest that he's bin from home is 'bout eighteen miles.’ 1893 Amer. Missionary Apr. 120 I have spent the mostest of my time in trying to teach my own self something. 1949 O. Nash Versus 68 K is for Keeler..The fustest and mostest To hit where they ain't. 1959 Times 14 Sept. 3/5 A great ambition to be there firstest with the mostest. 1971 Engineering Apr. 57 But we make the mostest. 1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 27 July c2 Large companies are leaner than ever before..and have the money to be the ‘firstest with the mostest’ when it counts in new global markets. 2. Originally U.S. The best or finest example. hostess with the mostest: a hostess performing her role particularly or uniquely well. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person highesteOE bestOE greatest?c1225 pridec1330 crestc1400 primrosea1450 outrepass1477 A per sea1500 primrose peerless1523 prisec1540 prime1579 surquidry1607 excellency1611 nonsuchc1613 crown jewel1646 top1665 patriarch1700 pièce de résistance1793 number one1825 business1868 resistance piece1870 star1882 mostest1889 koh-i-noor1892 best-ever1905 flagship1933 the end1950 endsville1957 Big Mac1969 mack daddy1993 1889 Cent. Mag. Oct. 960/1 Lookin' like a reg'lar queen—Th' mostest like I ever seen. 1909 M. Diver Candles in Wind xxxv. 360 ‘I'm her friend, Paul—just as much as you are...’ ‘No, I'm the mostest. She said so.’ 1935 Word Study Oct. 2/2 One of their favorite games was called ‘The Ten Mostest’. Each player would choose 30 words: 10 that he or she considered the most beautiful words, 10 funniest words, and 10 most descriptive words. 1950 I. Berlin (title of song) Hostess with the mostes' on the ball. 1958 Daily Herald 25 Mar. 5/7 Here's the hostess with the mostest... Her guests all agreed Sophia was pretty good..well, pretty, anyway. 1973 A. Hunter Gently French vii. 64 I reckon you admire the mostest in anything. 1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 225 They want to put ‘Whose Dog’ on a flexi-disc they're giving out free with the Christmas edition... Ain't that the mostest? 1993 Independent 15 Jan. 14/6 She also made herself the Washington hostess with the mostest. C. adv. Chiefly U.S. = most adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > in the greatest degree or most mostOE heldesta1400 greatestc1400 mostly1580 largemosta1672 mostest1888 1888 Harper's Mag. Jan. 200/1 Them as looks the mostest married gen'ly ain't. 1892 E. Terry Let. 4 July in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 9 It's mostest kind to write to me so about my young friend. 1997 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 10 Jan. d1 Gromit is the sexiest, mostest intelligent clay dog in the whole wide world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1882
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