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nethermost

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Middle English neþermeste; equivalent to nether + -most.

  1. Farthest down; lowest.

    He merited not the Abaſement; vve vvere vvorthy the Damnation. Ah, ah my good Sauiour! A Nethermoſt depth cannot ſincke me lovv enough, ſince thou ſtoop'ſt to a Footſtoole. Thou likenedſt thee to me, I vvill compare me to Nothing: […]