In phrases used adverbially. at (the) most: as the greatest amount, as the best possible; on the highest or most generous estimate.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > a great quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > at (very) most (5) at (the) mostc1300 In phrases used adverbially. at (the) most: as the greatest amount, as the best possible; on the highest or most generous estimate. at the largea1398 At liberty. Obsolete. rare. Cf. at large at phrases 1. at uttermost1530 at the uttermost (also at uttermost), = utmost, n. 5. Obsolete. at the utmost (at utmost)1619 at the utmost (†at utmost), at the very most in respect of time, quantity, etc. Cf. most, adj. 6. at the outside1852 colloquial. The upper limit, esp. of an estimate; the fullest or highest degree or quantity, the utmost. Chiefly in at the outside: at the most. |
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