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surest

adjective
USSHUUR-ist/ˈʃʊɹɪst/UK · AUSSHAW-rist/ˈʃoːɹɪst/

1 meaning of surest

Practice

  1. 1
    adjective
    Superlative of sure.

    Steady practice is the surest path to mastery.

    Honesty is the surest foundation for any lasting friendship.

    Note

    The superlative does its real work on the "reliable" meaning of sure: the surest path, the surest remedy, the surest sign, each naming whatever is least likely to fail. Being one syllable, sure takes -est rather than most, though most sure serves as a plain paraphrase. The modal adverb (sure, I'll come) has no superlative, so surest is always an adjective and usually stands before its noun.

surest is a form of sure

sure, adjective: Confident and free of doubt in one's knowledge or belief. Full entry

Forms
suresurer comparativesurest superlative
Spelling
sure → surest: add -st

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