# uppermost

Pronunciation: US say "UP-ur-mohst" /ˈʌpɚˌmoʊst/; UK say "UP-uh-mohst" /ˈʌpəməʊst/

## Adjective

1. Positioned at or nearest the top of something.
   - Simple: Highest up, or closest to the top of something.
   - _The uppermost shelf held books no one had touched in years._
   - _Climbers paused just below the uppermost ridge to catch their breath._
2. Highest in rank or importance.
   - Simple: Most important, or highest in rank.
   - _The safety of the passengers remained uppermost throughout the rescue._
   - _Profit was uppermost in the negotiations, overshadowing every other issue._

## Adverb

3. In the highest position; on top of everything else.
   - Simple: In or to the highest position, on top of everything.
   - _He arranged the documents with the signed contract uppermost._
   - _When the crates were stacked, the lightest always rode uppermost._

## Adjective

4. Superlative of upper. *(rare)* — superlative form of upper: most upper
   - Simple: Superlative of upper. It means highest, the one at the very top.
   - _The uppermost windows of the tower caught the morning light._
   - _Snow lingered on the uppermost slopes well into spring._

## Origin

From Middle English upper-moste, equivalent to upper combined with the suffix -most.

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