squarest
SaySKWAIR-istUS/ˈskwɛɹɪst/UK/ˈskwɛəɹɪst/AUS/ˈskweːɹɪst/
- 1Superlative of square.
The architect chose the squarest of the available floor plans.
Among his friends, he was the squarest, never breaking a single rule.
Note
An ordinary -est superlative, built on square the way stalest is built on stale: the final e merges into the ending. It ranks the senses that come in degrees, such as the frame nearest a true right angle, the cabinet least racked, or, figuratively, the most honest and fair dealer. The unit-of-area sense never takes it, since nothing is the squarest meter. Most square is the periphrastic alternative.
squarest is a form of square
square, adjective: Naming a unit of area equal to a particular unit of length multiplied by itself. Full entry
- Spelling
- square → squarest: add -st
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