mutest
USMYOO-tist/ˈmjutɪst/UKMYOOT-ist/ˈmjuːtɪst/
- 1Superlative of mute; rare, most mute is usual.
Among the witnesses, he stayed the mutest, offering not a single word to the court.
The mutest of the visitors simply nodded instead of speaking.
Note
A one-syllable adjective takes the short superlative, so this -est form stands beside the longer most mute, which is equally correct. The inflected form tends to sound more literary or emphatic. It suits the senses of silence and speechlessness, where degrees make sense. A mute letter that goes unpronounced, or a metal that will not ring, names a kind rather than a degree, and is seldom compared.
mutest is a form of mute
mute, adjective: Silent and producing no sound. Full entry
- Spelling
- mute → mutest: add -st
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