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Webster 1913 Edition

Inmost

In′mostˊ

,
Adj.
[OE.
innemest
, AS.
innemest
, a double superlative form fr.
inne
within, fr.
in
in. The modern form is due to confusion with
most
. See
In
, and cf.
Aftermost
,
Foremost
,
Innermost
.]
Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost.
And pierce the
inmost
center of the earth.
Shakespeare
The silent, slow, consuming fires,
Which on my
inmost
vitals prey.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inmost

IN'MOST

,
Adj.
[in and most.] Deepest within; remotest from the surface or external part.
The silent, slow, consuming fires
Which on my inmost vitals prey.
I got into the inmost court.

Definition 2024

inmost

inmost

English

Adjective

inmost ‎(not comparable)

  1. The very deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost
    • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Gods of Mars, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
      It was as though she were attempting to read my inmost soul, …

Translations

References

  • inmost in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Etymology

From Middle English inmost, from Old English innemest, a double superlative form from inne ‎(“within”), from in ‎(“in”). The modern form is due to confusion with most.

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