bottommost

adjective

bot·​tom·​most ˈbä-tə(m)-ˌmōst How to pronounce bottommost (audio)
1
a
: situated at the very bottom : lowest, deepest
b
: last
the bottommost part of the dayAlfred Kazin
2
: most basic
the bottommost problems facing the world

Examples of bottommost in a Sentence

the bottommost part of the wine list is where you'll find good but inexpensive choices the bottommost rung of the ladder is broken
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The first leg of the mission appeared to proceed smoothly, with the Falcon 9 using its first-stage booster — the bottommost part of the rocket with nine engines that provide the initial burst of power at liftoff — to propel itself toward space. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 July 2024 Waterproof fabric should be the bottommost layer to prevent leakage. Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024 State and national park permits, safety inspection stickers, electronic toll collection devices and GPS and navigation systems can legally be mounted or located at the bottommost portion of the windshield, according to the driver's manual. Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021 MOI is a performance measurement taken at the bottommost moment of the swing, when contact is made, measuring the resistance of the club to being twisted at the moment of impact. Tom Chiarella, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of bottommost was in 1694

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“Bottommost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottommost. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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