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Aftermost — Aft er*most, a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS. [ae]ftemest, akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings te, me, st.] 1. Hindmost; opposed to {foremost}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Nearest the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aftermost — index last (final) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
aftermost — [af′tərmōst΄, äf′tərmōst΄] adj. [altered, infl. by MOST < ME aftemeste < OE æftemest, superl. of æfter, AFTER] nearest to the stern … English World dictionary
aftermost — /af teuhr mohst , ahf / or, esp. Brit., /ahf teuhr meuhst/, adj. 1. Naut. farthest aft; aftmost: The aftermost sail is called a spanker. 2. hindmost; last. [bef. 900; AFTER + MOST; r. ME aftermest, itself r. OE aeftemest, equiv. to aefteme (c.… … Universalium
aftermost — adjective Nearest the stern of a vessel; hindmost … Wiktionary
aftermost — adj. furthest toward the end or back; last … English contemporary dictionary
aftermost — adjective nearest the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft … English new terms dictionary
aftermost — a. Hindmost, sternmost, rearward … New dictionary of synonyms
aftermost — adj hindmost, last, furthest, rear, farthest back, Obs. hindermost, Naut. sternmost, Naut. aftmost … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
aftermost — af·ter·most … English syllables
