🇬🇧 Outermost meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

‘Outermost’ describes something that is the farthest away from the middle or center, on the very outside edge. Imagine a stack of donuts: the donut in the very center is closest to the middle, and the donut on the very outside edge is the outermost donut. We use ‘outermost’ to talk about the thing that is at the greatest distance from the center of a group, circle, or space.

The outermost button on my coat popped off and rolled away, clearly trying to start a new life under the couch.

The outermost fries on my plate disappeared first, because my greedy cousin’s hands could only reach those.

The outermost book on my shelf jumped off during the night, clearly tired of standing guard.

The crumbs on the outermost edge of the table bravely jumped to the floor to join the crumb kingdom.

The peas on the outermost edge of my plate tried to escape, but my fork was faster than their tiny legs.

A girl found a shivering bird and wrapped it in the outermost scarf, then the outermost sweater, then the outermost coat. She placed it on the outermost step so it could feel the sun. Wind lifted the outermost scarf, but she caught it and smiled. The bird warmed; she sighed with relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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