Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Inmost"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inmost \In"most`\, a. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double
superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form
is due to confusion with most. See {In}, and cf. {Aftermost},
{Foremost}, {Innermost}.]
Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part;
innermost.
And pierce the inmost center of the earth. --Shak.
The silent, slow, consuming fires, Which on my inmost
vitals prey. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inmost
adj 1: being deepest within the self; "one's innermost feelings"
[syn: {innermost}]
2: situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost
chamber" [syn: {innermost}]
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