freest

English

Adjective

freest

1. superlative form of free: most free
   • 1690, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding‎, Book IV, ch.20, section 4:

     And, however they may seem high and great, [these people] are confined to narrowness of thought, and enslaved in that which should be the freest part of man, their understandings.

   • 1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations‎, Book IV:

     The small quantity of corn imported even in times of the greatest scarcity, may satisfy our farmers that they can have nothing to fear from the freest importation.

   • 1861, John Stewart Mill, The Subjection of Women, Transaction, published 2001, page 177:

     For my own part, however, I desire to say that I am in favour of removing, not only this, but all legal impediments whatever, to the freest choice by women of a career whether in political or civil life.

Alternative forms

• free-est
• freeëst (rare)
• freeest (misspelling)

Verb

freest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of free

Anagrams

• Freets, efters, fester, freets