Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. superlative form of high: most high.
- adv. superlative form of high: most high.
Examples
“Here and elsewhere in the book, we shall use the term highest tantra to refer both to anuttarayoga in the Gelug, Kagyu, and Sakya systems and to the unit formed by mahayoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga (dzogchen, rdzogs-chen; the great completeness) in the Nyingma tradition.”
“At one point the term highest values came into the conversation as the common denominator for every civilization-what we all could agree on (for instance, the desire for happiness) - when talk of God fell flat (as it should).”
“THIS is what you call the highest priority of children?”
“The fact is that Barack Obama's been very clear that he will tax what he calls the highest income earners.”
“Still, though, these hearings are an important forum for Gates for explaining how he would chart U.S. military strategy, especially in the conflict which he calls his highest priority.”
“Now, in case development took place in the above sense, it may have passed ever so gradually; the epochs of preparation between that which we know as highest animal development and that which constitutes the substance of man, may have stretched over ever so many generations, and, if the friends of evolution desire it, we say over ever so many thousands of generations; yet that which makes man”
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality
“Indeed, the interests which we call the highest are properly so designated, because in the history of mankind they have proved themselves to be the most beneficial to all.”
Increasing Human Efficiency in Business: A Contribution to the Psychology of Business
“They are not immovable — they come to us from the outside, and what we call the highest is for ever changing.”
“In interviews, some of the panel members said they hoped that the mere discussion of such drastic steps would jolt the public and policy makers into meaningful action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which they called the highest priority.”
“Samsung Ships 32-GB DRAM Server Memory Module - Samsung Ships 32-GB DRAM Server Memory Module Computerworld - March 29, 2010 Samsung has begun shipping samples of what it calls highest density memory module-32-GB DRAM-for servers to equipment manufacturers.”
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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facipulator, fetiphobia, gules, boustrophedon, reverse boustroph..., unreal, ensiform, xiphoid, romhack, heritage, floccinaucinihili..., johnian and 1004 more...
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vanishedone Strangely enough, WordNet defines lowest and higher but not highest. Nov 3, 2008