| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.[Websters]
2. Being foremost or leading. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being front, fore, frontal or facial. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being paramount or topmost. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being initial, premier, primary, primitive or original. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being anterior or antecedent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being advanced or progressive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb headmostly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (headmostly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective headmost.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEADMOST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1820. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEADMOST
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] hed'most. Most advanced; most forward; first in a line or order of progression; as the headmost ship in a fleet. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
