# outmost

Pronunciation: say "OWT-mohst" US /ˈaʊtˌmoʊst/, UK /ˈaʊtməʊst/

## Adjective

1. Superlative of outer. — superlative form of outer: most outer; farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.
   - Simple: Superlative of outer. Use it for the part that is the very farthest outside.
   - _The outmost ring of the old fortress had long since crumbled._
   - _Engineers reinforced the outmost panels of the spacecraft against the heat._

## Noun

2. The part or thing that lies farthest from the center or the inside.
   - Simple: The part that is farthest outside, away from the middle.
   - _Among the castle's defenses, the outmost was the first to fall._
   - _The diagram labels each layer, from the core to the outmost._

## Origin

Formed from "out" combined with the suffix "-most."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/outmost (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).