uppermost

Definition

At or nearest the top of something.

Etymology

From Middle English upper-moste; equivalent to upper + -most.

Example Sentences

• "Well, to me, if you are restricting it to economic policy — because I can surely think of some noneconomic policy concerns that are more uppermost in my mind."
• "As a result, it is not always an easy matter to evaluate, as an outsider, the effectiveness of a life-task strategy (i.e., sometimes the objective indicators of success and failure do not coincide with the goals most uppermost in a person's mind)."
• "This brings me to the uppermost problem for over-60-year-old lesbians. Loneliness."