bottommost

/'bɔtəmmoust/

Thân thiện

The bottommost shelf holds the heaviest books.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lowest in position: Being at the very bottom or lowest level of something.
   • Farthest down: Situated below all others in a vertical arrangement.

Usage

• The adjective "bottommost" is used to describe the absolute lowest item in a stack, list, or physical structure. It emphasizes that nothing is below it.
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "is").
• Example: "The bottommost drawer is the hardest to open." (Here, "bottommost" describes the drawer that is the very lowest.)

Examples

• Attributive use:
  • We found the key in the bottommost box in the stack.
  • The bottommost layer of the soil is mostly clay.
• Predicative use:
  • Of all the shelves, this one is bottommost.
  • The page you need is bottommost in the pile.

Advanced Usage

• "the bottommost rung": A metaphorical phrase referring to the lowest level of a hierarchy, status, or condition.
  • He started his career on the bottommost rung of the corporate ladder.

Variants and Related Words

• Bottom (noun, adjective, verb): The lowest point or part; the base.
  • The ship sank to the bottom of the ocean.
• Lowermost (adjective): Another formal word meaning lowest in position.
  • The lowermost branches of the tree were dead.

Synonyms

• Lowest: Of the least height or at the minimum level.
• Undermost: Situated furthest down (less common).

Antonyms

• Topmost: Highest in position; furthest up.
• Uppermost: Highest or most prominent.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. farthest down
   • bottommost shelf

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lowermost
• nethermost