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Webster 1913 Edition
Sternforemost
Sternˊfore′mostˊ
,adv.
With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner.
A fatal genius for going
sternforemost
. Lowell.
Definition 2024
sternforemost
sternforemost
English
Adverb
sternforemost (not comparable)
- With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance.
- (figuratively) In an awkward, blundering manner.
- A fatal genius for going sternforemost. — Lowell.