uppermost

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpəməʊst/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpɚˌmoʊst/

Adjective

Positive upper

Comparative none

Superlative uppermost

1. The uppermost point, layer, floor, etc. is the one at the top of something very high.

   Birds sat in the uppermost branchs of the tree.

2. If something is uppermost in your mind, it's the main thing you're thinking about.

   The changes at school were uppermost in her mind.

Related words

• up