vastest

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“vastest” is listed under Vast.

Origin: L. vastus empty, waste, enormous, immense: cf. F. vaste. See Waste, and cf. Devastate.

1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. obsolete

The empty, vast, and wandering air.— William Shakespeare

2. Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.

Through the vast and boundless deep.— John Milton

3. Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.

4. Very great in force; mighty; as, vast labor.

5. Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.

Synonyms: Enormous; huge; immense; mighty.

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