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Most (m&ō;st), a., superl. of More. [OE. most, mast, mest, AS. m&aē_;st; akin to D. meest, OS. m&ē;st, G. meist, Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E. more. √103. See More, a.] 1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. “Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness.” Prov. xx. 6.
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The cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.
Matt. xi. 20.
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2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. “In the moste pride.” Chaucer.
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3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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&hand_; Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion, quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part; preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the most, at most.
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A quarter of a year or some months at the most.
Bacon.
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A covetous man makes the most of what he has.
L'Estrange.
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For the most part, in reference to the larger part of a thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part, are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was pleasing. -- Most an end, generally. See An end, under End, n. [Obs.] “She sleeps most an end.” Massinger.
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Most, adv. [AS. m&aē_;st. See Most, a.] In the greatest or highest degree.
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Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates.
Milton.
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&hand_; Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double superlative was common. See More, adv.
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The most unkindest cut of all.
Shak.
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The most straitest sect of our religion.
Acts xxvi. 5.
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