beatenestadj.

Forms: Also beatin'est, -enes'.

Etymology: < beaten adj. or beating present participle of beat v.¹ + -est suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbeatenest.

U.S. dialect.

Most excellent or splendid; most unusual.

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

1860 Harper's Mag. Dec. 135 A countryman..attracted by the white slab..exclaimed, ‘Well, if this ain't the beatenest town I ever saw!’

1874 E. Eggleston Circuit Rider xvi. 147 I reckon I am the beatin'est man to ax questions in this neck of timber.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xiii. 106 It's the beatenest thing I ever struck.

1889 Harper's Mag. Dec. 120/1 Thet thar rock house o' his'n,..I 'low it's the beatenes' house in creation.

1909 ‘E. C. Hall’ Aunt Jane of Kentucky ii. 33 Of the preachers that ever I heard, he certainly is the beatenest.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	beatenest
释义	beatenestadj. Forms: Also beatin'est, -enes'. Etymology: < beaten adj. or beating present participle of beat v.¹ + -est suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbeatenest. U.S. dialect. Most excellent or splendid; most unusual. 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 1860 Harper's Mag. Dec. 135 A countryman..attracted by the white slab..exclaimed, ‘Well, if this ain't the beatenest town I ever saw!’ 1874 E. Eggleston Circuit Rider xvi. 147 I reckon I am the beatin'est man to ax questions in this neck of timber. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xiii. 106 It's the beatenest thing I ever struck. 1889 Harper's Mag. Dec. 120/1 Thet thar rock house o' his'n,..I 'low it's the beatenes' house in creation. 1909 ‘E. C. Hall’ Aunt Jane of Kentucky ii. 33 Of the preachers that ever I heard, he certainly is the beatenest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1860
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