tenderest
USTEN-der-ist/ˈtɛn.dəɹ.ɪst/UKTEN-duh-ist/ˈtɛn.də(ɹ).ɪst/
- 1Superlative of tender.
The slow-cooked brisket was the tenderest cut on the whole table.
He spoke to her in the tenderest tones he could manage.
Note
One superlative serves every meaning of tender, so context alone decides which is meant. The tenderest spot on a bruise is the sorest, the tenderest cut of meat the easiest to chew, and the tenderest of nurses the gentlest. Thackeray uses that last pattern in 1844: the tenderest of plus a noun, ranking someone above all others of their kind. Most tender is the longer alternative and is equally correct.
tenderest is a form of tender
tender, adjective: Soft and easily chewed. Full entry
- Spelling
- tender → tenderest: add -est
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