Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Uppermost.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Highest; topmost; uppermost.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Highest; topmost; uppermost.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Uppermost .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective at or nearest to the top
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Examples
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Anja gave me an intense stare, and I kept an expression of upmost innocence.
Potsdamer Strasse #4 Jasoni 2011
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Last night's military action by Nato forces, raining scores of missiles on targets across the country, signals the upmost determination to fulfil the United Nations mandate to protect civilians from violent repression by Colonel Gaddafi.
Now Libyans can finish their revolution | Observer editorial 2011
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I had the upmost repsect for Mr. Powell UNTIL he turned traitor to our country by endorsing a marxist.
State of the Union: Powell 'concerned' about Obama's agenda 2009
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If points are the big selling point, then the uber-critic retains the position of upmost importance.
Does the Wine Advocate buy over $700,000 worth of wine a year? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Those who serve our country deserve the upmost respect and I can not even begin to think how I can repay those men and women that risk their life to preserve our freedoms.
Flag Day 2009
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What they dont realize is that when us hunters hunt the animal we have the upmost respect for the animal we hunt thats why we hunt them because we admire them and there intelligence ....
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If you are a former soldier who owns a gun and loves America and all the freedoms she has given you then you are a terrorist and should be punished to th upmost of our laws.
Think Progress » Beck: Obama is ‘dividing the nation’ by reacting ‘so rapidly to Haiti.’ 2010
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Firstly, it makes working in a group a smidgen easier if you avoid walking in declaring your upmost respect... for yourself.
Kristen Durkin: Life Lessons Learned from American Idol: Group Work Hurts Kristen Durkin 2011
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What they dont realize is that when us hunters hunt the animal we have the upmost respect for the animal we hunt thats why we hunt them because we admire them and there intelligence ....
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Those who serve our country deserve the upmost respect and I can not even begin to think how I can repay those men and women that risk their life to preserve our freedoms.
Flag Day 2009
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