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backmost

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈbækˌmoʊst/

1

adj

Meaning 1

farthest back

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1922, Thomas Hardy, Late Lyrics and Earlier This [hobby] was to delve at whiles for easel-lumber, / Stowed in the backmost slums of a soon-reached city, / Merely on chance to uncloak some worthy canvas, [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

located farthest to the rear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hindermost, hindmost, rearmost

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English backmost From back + -most.