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  • adjective superlative form of calm: most calm.
  • verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of calm

Etymologies

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calm + -est

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Examples

  • There is always, even in calmest seas, a slight surf on the shore, and there is no time to lose if you will catch a boat when it comes in on a wave before it recedes again.

    Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887

  • If we then assume that nearly all of any urban effect will be concentrated in the calm nights, which were defined as the calmest third of nights, then overall urbanisation trends of about 0.03 deg C per decade a bit more than a third of 0.078 deg C per decade in minimum temperature should be readily detectable.

    Parker 2006: An Urban Myth? « Climate Audit 2007

  • If we then assume that nearly all of any urban effect will be concentrated in the calm nights, which were defined as the calmest third of nights, then overall urbanisation trends of about 0.03 deg C per decade a bit more than a third of 0.078 deg C per decade in minimum temperature should be readily detectable.

    Responses from Parker « Climate Audit 2007

  • Warsaw - A holiday weekend claimed 33 dead and 374 injured on Polish roads with 1,217 drivers pulled over for drunk driving - in what police called the calmest All Saints 'Day in about a decade, local media reported.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • I think it may be the 'calmest' one this season, which was what was needed.

    TiVo Community 2008

  • Meanwhile, Krzyzewski was the calmest person this side of Times Square.

    Coach K Sets New Standard With 903rd Win Ben Cohen 2011

  • TRIPOLI, Libya AP -- Tripoli began to look like a solidly rebel-held city on Friday, the calmest day in the capital since Muammar Gaddafi's opponents swept in nearly a week ago.

    Libya Clashes: Tripoli Has Calmest Day In Nearly A Week The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • TRIPOLI, Libya AP -- Tripoli began to look like a solidly rebel-held city on Friday, the calmest day in the capital since Muammar Gaddafi's opponents swept in nearly a week ago.

    Libya Clashes: Tripoli Has Calmest Day In Nearly A Week The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • "I think that's the calmest I've ever been in my life, just trying to be strong for everyone else."

    Serena was at her calmest despite death worry Reuters 2011

  • "I think that's the calmest I've ever been in my life, just trying to be strong for everyone else."

    Serena was at her calmest despite death worry Reuters 2011

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