1.
[syn: topmost, uppermost, upmost]
ADVERB (2)
1. in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind;
- Example: "say what comes uppermost"
2. in or into the highest position;
- Example: "the blade turned uppermost"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uppermost \Up"per*most`\, a. [From Up, Upper; formed like
aftermost. Cf. Upmost.]
Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;
supreme.
[1913 Webster]
Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
uppermost
adv 1: in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind;
"say what comes uppermost"
2: in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"
adj 1: at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the
pile"; "on the topmost step" [syn: topmost,
uppermost, upmost]