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- adjective
superlative form ofdear : mostdear . - noun A
beloved person; a term of endearment.
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- noun a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dearest, dearest, _dearest_ Joan -- The first thing you have thoroughly to realise is that it doesn't matter _what_ you say or what mother says or what any one says.
The Cathedral Hugh Walpole 1912
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"You can't frighten me, dearest, _dearest_!" she said exultantly.
The Opened Shutters Clara Louise Burnham 1890
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Those who know him best say that the title dearest to his heart is that of "Founder of the New York Tribune."
Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862
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Of course I know, and it's only seven cents more, and the dearest is the cheapest, I say.
Chapter 1 1905
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Of course I know, and it's only seven cents more, and the dearest is the cheapest, I say.
Chapter 1 1905
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Christopher Ciccone, her brother dearest, is writing the thing.
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This is very easy to see when someone we call our dearest friend says something to us and, on the basis of that, our feelings about that person change quite quickly.
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OK, maybe this will convince you -- the sudden reason he's all Daddy dearest is he wants to introduce you to his sick mother.
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I have already heard your tragic story from my glass sluts. †The Beloved Uncles eyes glimmered with bursting glee. “I want to show you something. †He took his cane from under his arm and hoisted the gleaming metal before me. “This, Brandy dearest, is the Sphincter Stick.
365 tomorrows » 2005 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2005
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And while I'm on the subject of my dearest, is there some reason men do not throw out empty bottles?
November 7th, 2001 2001
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