Thursday, December 19, 2024

Word of the Day: Nethermost

Thursday, December 19, 2024

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adjective

1. Lowest in position.

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"I prepared carefully for the climb, knowing we were descending to the nethermost section of the cave."

"We had a hard time finding our car on the nethermost parking level at the stadium."

"Helen almost missed the macadamia nuts, because they were on the nethermost shelf of the baking section."

English, late 14th century

"Nethermost" was formed in English by combining "nether," meaning "under" or "lower," and the suffix "-most," meaning "furthest." The nethermost point on Earth is Challenger Deep, located nearly 7 miles below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean near Guam. ...