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cherriest

cherriest is the superlative form of cherry.

Meaning of cherry

Adjective

cherry (comparative cherrier or more cherry, superlative cherriest or most cherry)

  1. Containing or having the taste of cherries.
  2. Of a bright red color; cherry red.
  3. (informal, often) In excellent condition; mint condition.
    • A few years earlier, I’d restored my ’65 Mustang convertible to cherry condition—fire engine red, with matching tuck-and-roll—and I wasn’t surprised that it drew attention.2003, John Morgan Wilson, Blind Eye, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 108

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Origin of cherriest

cherry + -est

Questions about cherriest

What is cherriest the superlative form of?
Cherriest is the superlative form of cherry.

Words near cherriest in the dictionary

  1. cherrier
  2. cherries
  3. cherries and berries
  4. cherries jubilee
  5. cherries on top
  6. cherriest
  7. Cherrington
  8. Cherringtons
  9. cherry
  10. cherry alder
  11. cherry angioma

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