outmostadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌmoʊst/

Forms: Middle English outemast, Middle English outemeste, Middle English– outmost, 1500s outmoste; Scottish pre-1700 outmast, pre-1700 outmest, pre-1700 outtmost, pre-1700 owtmest, pre-1700 owtmost, pre-1700 1700s– outmost, pre-1700 1800s– outmaist, 1700s outtmost, 1800s ootmost, 1800s– ootmaist.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: utmost adj.

Etymology: Probably partly a variant of utmost adj., and partly an alteration of utmost adj. after out adj. Compare outmer adj., outermost adj.Isolated instances appear in Middle English, but the word only became common after 1550. In the early modern period it gradually superseded utmost adj. and n. in uses where the association with out adj. is strongest.

A. adj.

a. Most remote, situated furthest away, uttermost.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > most distant or remotest

utterestc1200

lastc1225

furthestc1374

farthest1377

lattera1382

outmosta1382

outerestc1392

uttermost1398

yondermest1513

farmost1581

hindmost1596

yondmost1608

extremea1616

farthermost1619

furthermost1765

endermost1803

ultimate1848

endmost1879

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outermost

utmostc950

outmosta1382

outerestc1392

uttermost1398

extremal1447

utteresta1492

extreme1503

uppermost1548

outermost1587

outwardmost1598

extimate1659

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Num. xxii. 39 Thei..comyn in to þe cite þat was in þe outmost [a1425 Corpus Oxf. vttermoost; v.r. vtmost; a1425 L.V. laste; L. extremis] coost of his kyngdom.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hist. & Chron. Scotl. (1821) I. 147 The marinaris..brocht the Romane navy about the outmaist boundis of Albion.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. Table Script. Quotat. Even unto the outmost parts of the earth.

1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xxx. 4 If any of thine be driuen out vnto the outmost parts of heauen, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee.

1724 A. Ramsay Ever Green I. 219 We watching Beings do convene, Frae round Eards outmost Climes.

1762 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. (at cited word) The ends of the riggs of the outmost acre in Castlewoodfield.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 2 The far-dwellers outmost of menfolk.

1927 E. S. Rae Hansel fae Hame 1 The hert rugs hame fae outmaist eyens o' earth.

1980 Gourmet Feb. 101/1 The important Incas and administrators occupied the heart of their city..with four roads radiating from the central square..to..the outmost reaches of the empire.

b. Furthest from the inside or centre; most outward or external; outermost. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) 2931 That outemeste walle was doun caste.

1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xxiii. f. 140^v This Nonne was alone..in the outmost places of the monasterie.

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 83 The first [coat] which is outmost groweth not stretely to the body of the kidneys.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 28 His outmost teeth of each side haue little blacke holes in the toppe of them.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iv. 110 Lay the outmost part of your feather next to your hook.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 31 The first or outmost Skin is called the Cuticle.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiii. 326 Winter Cress with lyrate leaves, the outmost lobe roundish.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 208 Far past Clan-Alpine's outmost guard.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 422 (note) In the Temple all might enter the outmost court.

1981 R. N. Hardy Endocrine Physiol. ix. 113 The outmost region (zona glomerulosa) secretes aldosterone.

2. Last, final; most complete or extreme; maximum. Cf. utmost adj. 2, 3. Now Scottish.

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

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order

latemostOE

nextOE

aftermostOE

latestOE

lastc1175

outmost1447

terminalc1475

extreme1477

hindmost1526

final1530

lag1552

uttermosta1555

darrein1555

utter1558

lattermost1566

afterward1584

dernier1602

ultime1626

ultimate1728

postreme1814

1447 Rolls of Parl. V. 138/2 The Kynges true sugitz..oftymes..thretened and greved, to ther outmost destruction, yf due remedie hereof be not purveid.

1587 T. Hughes Misfortunes Arthur iii. iii Loe, here the last and outmost worke for blades.

a1605 R. Bannatyne Memorials Trans. Scotl. (1836) 328 Seing that Christ hes already..payit God for the outmest fardine he could crave of vs.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 1039 Chaos to retire As from her outmost works a brok'n foe With tumult less.

1716 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1908) IV. 567 Valued to eightein hundered marks Scots money as the outmost avail thereof.

1790 E. Mure Mem. in J. G. Fyfe Sc. Diaries & Mem. (1942) 78 The outmost care was taken.

1908 J. Lumsden Th' Loudons 149 Ilk ane was pang'd to his outmaist desire.

B. n.

1. Chiefly Scottish. The utmost point, degree, or limit; the maximum or greatest amount possible. Frequently in to (also unto) the outmost and to do one's outmost. Cf. utmost n. 2, 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [noun] > quality or fact of being extreme > highest, utmost, or extreme degree

heightOE

perfectiona1398

utterestc1410

uttermosta1425

tiptoec1440

pinnaclec1450

utmost1472

outmostc1535

extremity1543

abyss1548

top1552

furthest, utmost stretch1558

summa summarum1567

superlative1573

strain1576

extreme1595

fine1596

last1602

yondmost1608

super-superlative1623

pitch1624

utmostness1674

pink1720

supreme1817

ultima Thule1828

peak1902

c1535 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1905) III. Prol. to Rom. 344 Vnto the outmaist.

1592 Arden of Feversham sig. E3 I did performe the outmost of my task.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 506 After you have striven to the outmost.

1685 Sc. Proclam. 28 Apr. in London Gaz. No. 2032/3 They..shall be punished with the outmost of severity.

1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 83 To the outmost of my power.

1709 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) II. 170 They have some friends on the beach that will do theire outmost to catch a proper opportunitie.

1861 W. McHutchinson Poems (1877) 96 I did till my outmaist the best way I could.

a1886 D. Grant Sc. Stories (1888) 125 A richt guid intention to dae my ootmost to mak'..a thrifty an' helpfu' gudewife.

1983 A. Gray Unlikely Stories, Mostly (1984) 160 Leaving nothing undone that..might tend to the benefit of the labourer in applying most industriously the outmost of their vertue to all the emoluments of country farms or manual trades.

†2. The furthest or outermost part, the extremity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > end or extremity > [noun]

endc825

headOE

finea1300

nolla1387

extremityc1400

hinder end?1523

extreme1570

termininea1593

exit1615

outmost1634

terminus1704

knobhead1793

terminal1865

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > utmost or extreme boundary

finea1400

outgoinga1425

outboundsc1540

verge1597

termination1603

outmost1634

out-limit1650

out-border1652

1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. xix. 63 Aristotle called it corporis extremitatem, the extremitie or outmost of a body.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ix. 166 And but little it lacked, but the outmost of the helm it lighted on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outmost
释义	outmostadj.n. Brit. /ˈaʊtməʊst/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌmoʊst/ Forms: Middle English outemast, Middle English outemeste, Middle English– outmost, 1500s outmoste; Scottish pre-1700 outmast, pre-1700 outmest, pre-1700 outtmost, pre-1700 owtmest, pre-1700 owtmost, pre-1700 1700s– outmost, pre-1700 1800s– outmaist, 1700s outtmost, 1800s ootmost, 1800s– ootmaist. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: utmost adj. Etymology: Probably partly a variant of utmost adj., and partly an alteration of utmost adj. after out adj. Compare outmer adj., outermost adj.Isolated instances appear in Middle English, but the word only became common after 1550. In the early modern period it gradually superseded utmost adj. and n. in uses where the association with out adj. is strongest. A. adj. 1. a. Most remote, situated furthest away, uttermost. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > most distant or remotest utterestc1200 lastc1225 furthestc1374 farthest1377 lattera1382 outmosta1382 outerestc1392 uttermost1398 yondermest1513 farmost1581 hindmost1596 yondmost1608 extremea1616 farthermost1619 furthermost1765 endermost1803 ultimate1848 endmost1879 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outermost utmostc950 outmosta1382 outerestc1392 uttermost1398 extremal1447 utteresta1492 extreme1503 uppermost1548 outermost1587 outwardmost1598 extimate1659 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Num. xxii. 39 Thei..comyn in to þe cite þat was in þe outmost [a1425 Corpus Oxf. vttermoost; v.r. vtmost; a1425 L.V. laste; L. extremis] coost of his kyngdom. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hist. & Chron. Scotl. (1821) I. 147 The marinaris..brocht the Romane navy about the outmaist boundis of Albion. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. Table Script. Quotat. Even unto the outmost parts of the earth. 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xxx. 4 If any of thine be driuen out vnto the outmost parts of heauen, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee. View more context for this quotation 1724 A. Ramsay Ever Green I. 219 We watching Beings do convene, Frae round Eards outmost Climes. 1762 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. (at cited word) The ends of the riggs of the outmost acre in Castlewoodfield. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 2 The far-dwellers outmost of menfolk. 1927 E. S. Rae Hansel fae Hame 1 The hert rugs hame fae outmaist eyens o' earth. 1980 Gourmet Feb. 101/1 The important Incas and administrators occupied the heart of their city..with four roads radiating from the central square..to..the outmost reaches of the empire. b. Furthest from the inside or centre; most outward or external; outermost. Also figurative. ΚΠ a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) 2931 That outemeste walle was doun caste. 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xxiii. f. 140^v This Nonne was alone..in the outmost places of the monasterie. 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 83 The first [coat] which is outmost groweth not stretely to the body of the kidneys. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 28 His outmost teeth of each side haue little blacke holes in the toppe of them. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iv. 110 Lay the outmost part of your feather next to your hook. View more context for this quotation 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 31 The first or outmost Skin is called the Cuticle. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiii. 326 Winter Cress with lyrate leaves, the outmost lobe roundish. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 208 Far past Clan-Alpine's outmost guard. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 422 (note) In the Temple all might enter the outmost court. 1981 R. N. Hardy Endocrine Physiol. ix. 113 The outmost region (zona glomerulosa) secretes aldosterone. 2. Last, final; most complete or extreme; maximum. Cf. utmost adj. 2, 3. Now Scottish. 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 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order latemostOE nextOE aftermostOE latestOE lastc1175 outmost1447 terminalc1475 extreme1477 hindmost1526 final1530 lag1552 uttermosta1555 darrein1555 utter1558 lattermost1566 afterward1584 dernier1602 ultime1626 ultimate1728 postreme1814 1447 Rolls of Parl. V. 138/2 The Kynges true sugitz..oftymes..thretened and greved, to ther outmost destruction, yf due remedie hereof be not purveid. 1587 T. Hughes Misfortunes Arthur iii. iii Loe, here the last and outmost worke for blades. a1605 R. Bannatyne Memorials Trans. Scotl. (1836) 328 Seing that Christ hes already..payit God for the outmest fardine he could crave of vs. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 1039 Chaos to retire As from her outmost works a brok'n foe With tumult less. View more context for this quotation 1716 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1908) IV. 567 Valued to eightein hundered marks Scots money as the outmost avail thereof. 1790 E. Mure Mem. in J. G. Fyfe Sc. Diaries & Mem. (1942) 78 The outmost care was taken. 1908 J. Lumsden Th' Loudons 149 Ilk ane was pang'd to his outmaist desire. B. n. 1. Chiefly Scottish. The utmost point, degree, or limit; the maximum or greatest amount possible. Frequently in to (also unto) the outmost and to do one's outmost. Cf. utmost n. 2, 4. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [noun] > quality or fact of being extreme > highest, utmost, or extreme degree heightOE perfectiona1398 utterestc1410 uttermosta1425 tiptoec1440 pinnaclec1450 utmost1472 outmostc1535 extremity1543 abyss1548 top1552 furthest, utmost stretch1558 summa summarum1567 superlative1573 strain1576 extreme1595 fine1596 last1602 yondmost1608 super-superlative1623 pitch1624 utmostness1674 pink1720 supreme1817 ultima Thule1828 peak1902 c1535 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1905) III. Prol. to Rom. 344 Vnto the outmaist. 1592 Arden of Feversham sig. E3 I did performe the outmost of my task. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 506 After you have striven to the outmost. 1685 Sc. Proclam. 28 Apr. in London Gaz. No. 2032/3 They..shall be punished with the outmost of severity. 1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 83 To the outmost of my power. 1709 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) II. 170 They have some friends on the beach that will do theire outmost to catch a proper opportunitie. 1861 W. McHutchinson Poems (1877) 96 I did till my outmaist the best way I could. a1886 D. Grant Sc. Stories (1888) 125 A richt guid intention to dae my ootmost to mak'..a thrifty an' helpfu' gudewife. 1983 A. Gray Unlikely Stories, Mostly (1984) 160 Leaving nothing undone that..might tend to the benefit of the labourer in applying most industriously the outmost of their vertue to all the emoluments of country farms or manual trades. †2. The furthest or outermost part, the extremity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > end or extremity > [noun] endc825 headOE finea1300 nolla1387 extremityc1400 hinder end?1523 extreme1570 termininea1593 exit1615 outmost1634 terminus1704 knobhead1793 terminal1865 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > utmost or extreme boundary finea1400 outgoinga1425 outboundsc1540 verge1597 termination1603 outmost1634 out-limit1650 out-border1652 1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. xix. 63 Aristotle called it corporis extremitatem, the extremitie or outmost of a body. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ix. 166 And but little it lacked, but the outmost of the helm it lighted on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1382
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