foremost

Adjective · Adverb
US[fawr-mohst]/ˈfɔrˌmoʊst/2 syllables
Synonyms: firstworld-classfrontmostfirstlyfirst of allfirst off

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. ranking above all others“was first in her class”“the foremost figure among marine artists”Synonyms: firstworld-classOpposite worstSimilar best
  2. preceding all others in spatial position“the foremost compartment of the ship”Synonyms: frontmostOpposite backSimilar front
  3. situated closest to the bow“the foremost compartment of the ship”Opposite aftSimilar fore

Adverb (2)

  1. prominently forward“he put his best foot foremost”Synonyms: first
  2. before anything else“first we must consider the garter snake”Synonyms: firstfirstlyfirst of allfirst off
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fore′most′ adjective

Origin: OE. formest first, AS. formest, fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adverb, and cf. First, Former, Frame, transitive verb, Prime, adjective

First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

THat struck the foremost man of all this world.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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