NETHERMOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nethermost mean? 

• NETHERMOST (adjective)
  The adjective NETHERMOST has 1 sense:

1. farthest down

  Familiarity information: NETHERMOST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NETHERMOST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Farthest down

Synonyms:

bottommost; lowermost; nethermost

Context example:

bottommost shelf

Similar:

bottom (situated at the bottom or lowest position)

 Context examples 

The last glimpse I had was of the bloated face, blood-stained and fixed with a grin of malice which would have held its own in the nethermost hell.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)