bettermostadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɛtəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈbɛdərˌmoʊst/

Forms: see better adj., n.¹, and adv. and -most suffix.

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

Etymology: < better adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier best adj. N.E.D. (1887) also gives the pronunciation of the final syllable as (-məst) /-məst/.

Chiefly colloquial.

1. Best; superior.

ΘΚΠ

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

bettermost1737

1737 W. Lee Ess. Value of Leases & Annuities ii. 242 Those Persons in the bettermost Period of Life, that is in the Age between 30 and 40.

1741 S. Richardson Lett. Particular Friends cliii. 220 'Tis well I left my bettermost Subjects to the last.

1824 L. H. Sigourney Sketch Connecticut viii. 111 She takes in weavin', when any body will hire it done, and so buys herself her bettermost cloes.

1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. ii. 141 The bettermost sort of wine.

1892 J. Barlow Bogland Stud. 30 Whativer misfortins th' ould master exparienced, I hould in a way He'd the bettermost sort o' bad luck.

a1920 I. R. Baxley Poems & Plays (1921) I. 124 Bargain For me, and when your bill is made, rejoice You got the bettermost thing of all today, You'll get a master.

1973 C. B. Hale Good Long Time 10 We wore what Mother called our ‘bettermost’ frocks.

1988 S. Fleischman Scarebird That's my bettermost hat, but you're welcome to it.

2. spec. Of, belonging to, or relating to a superior social class. Now regional.

ΚΠ

1744 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 659/1 At present, I think, it is universally received by those called your bettermost sort of people.

1762 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 403/2 Some of our bettermost neighbours.

1824 John Bull Nov. 175/1 There were their family, the ‘young farmer’ being at the head of them, and the ‘bettermost’ people of the parish.

1880 A. J. Munby Dorothy ii. 50 There's many a farmer's daughter, Many a bettermost girl, gladly 'ud have you, I sure!

1929 J. H. Rose et al. Cambr. Hist. Brit. Empire I. xxvi. 794 They were upon the whole of good stock, representing the squirearchy and bettermost yeomen of the eastern counties.

1988 W. A. D. Riach Galloway Gloss. 3 Bettermos,..upper class, having a better social position.

1998 Western Morning News (Nexis) 7 Apr. 12 They'm more consigned to be 'aved down some shaft somewhere, than t'end up boughten by some bettermost crowd from over Penzance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bettermost
释义	bettermostadj. Brit. /ˈbɛtəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈbɛdərˌmoʊst/ Forms: see better adj., n.¹, and adv. and -most suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: better adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < better adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier best adj. N.E.D. (1887) also gives the pronunciation of the final syllable as (-məst) /-məst/. Chiefly colloquial. 1. Best; superior. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] > relatively bettermost1737 1737 W. Lee Ess. Value of Leases & Annuities ii. 242 Those Persons in the bettermost Period of Life, that is in the Age between 30 and 40. 1741 S. Richardson Lett. Particular Friends cliii. 220 'Tis well I left my bettermost Subjects to the last. 1824 L. H. Sigourney Sketch Connecticut viii. 111 She takes in weavin', when any body will hire it done, and so buys herself her bettermost cloes. 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. ii. 141 The bettermost sort of wine. 1892 J. Barlow Bogland Stud. 30 Whativer misfortins th' ould master exparienced, I hould in a way He'd the bettermost sort o' bad luck. a1920 I. R. Baxley Poems & Plays (1921) I. 124 Bargain For me, and when your bill is made, rejoice You got the bettermost thing of all today, You'll get a master. 1973 C. B. Hale Good Long Time 10 We wore what Mother called our ‘bettermost’ frocks. 1988 S. Fleischman Scarebird That's my bettermost hat, but you're welcome to it. 2. spec. Of, belonging to, or relating to a superior social class. Now regional. ΚΠ 1744 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 659/1 At present, I think, it is universally received by those called your bettermost sort of people. 1762 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 403/2 Some of our bettermost neighbours. 1824 John Bull Nov. 175/1 There were their family, the ‘young farmer’ being at the head of them, and the ‘bettermost’ people of the parish. 1880 A. J. Munby Dorothy ii. 50 There's many a farmer's daughter, Many a bettermost girl, gladly 'ud have you, I sure! 1929 J. H. Rose et al. Cambr. Hist. Brit. Empire I. xxvi. 794 They were upon the whole of good stock, representing the squirearchy and bettermost yeomen of the eastern counties. 1988 W. A. D. Riach Galloway Gloss. 3 Bettermos,..upper class, having a better social position. 1998 Western Morning News (Nexis) 7 Apr. 12 They'm more consigned to be 'aved down some shaft somewhere, than t'end up boughten by some bettermost crowd from over Penzance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1737
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