as in lower
of, relating to, or located at the bottom
the undermost layer of the mattress filling should provide firm back support
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Adjective
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024 -
Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Adjective
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The bottom half of the pole just needed to be attached to the top half, which already held the umbrella and the crank mechanism.—
Sandi Schwartz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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In a recent study by the American Bar Association, Florida ranks in the bottom tier of states with respect to legal aid representation for the low income population, with only 1.7 legal aid attorneys per 10,000 people.—
Jeffrey D. Harvey,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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But the three-time Oscar winner makes the most out of every line reading, not by going big (a near impossibility in an Anderson movie) but by setting Felicity’s fears and annoyances to a very low simmer.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Dew point values will be around 70 degrees, with heat index values climbing into the low 90s.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.—
Emily Underwood,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2024
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Reading became difficult: the white of the page took on a wince-inducing glare, and the words frosted over, like the lowermost lines on the optometrist’s eye chart.—
Andrew Leland,
The New Yorker,
8 July 2023
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“Undermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undermost. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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