单词 | rightmost |
释义 | rightmostadj. rare before 20th cent. Situated or occurring furthest to the right. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > situated at the side > right > furthest to the right rightmost1663 1663 J. Heath Brief Chron. Late Intestine Warr (new ed.) i. 129 Prince Rupert..charged furiously, and broke in upon and routed the three rightmost divisions of that left Wing. 1814 J. B. Scott Diary 20 Oct. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) vi. 146 The battle began and I attached myself to the right-most regiment of Infantry of the right wing of the Berri army. 1930 Art. Bull. 21 107 The rightmost sloping line of the roof, if prolonged, goes to M, a recognizable cardinal point. 1963 New Yorker 15 June 28/2 The three casement windows on my left (the rightmost of which is missing a hook latch). 2002 Time 30 Dec. 102/3 A Secretary of Defense to Bush 1, Cheney stood on the Administration's rightmost flank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1663 |
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