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dunnest

dunnest is the superlative form of dun.

Meaning of dun

Adjective

dun (not comparable)

  1. Of a brownish grey colour.
    • Come, thick Night,
      And pall thee in the dunneſt ſmoake of Hell,
      That my keene Knife ſee not the Wound it makes,
      Nor Heauen peepe through the Blanket of the darke,
      To cry, hold, hold.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Questions about dunnest

What is dunnest the superlative form of?
Dunnest is the superlative form of dun.

Words near dunnest in the dictionary

  1. Dunner stunner
  2. Dunner stunners
  3. dunners
  4. Dunnes
  5. dunness
  6. dunnest
  7. Dunnet Head
  8. Dunnett
  9. Dunneworthy
  10. dunnier
  11. dunnies

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