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hext

hext adjective: highest.

Adjective

hext (superlative)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, superlative) Highest.
    • When bale is hext, boot is next.

Origin of hext

From Middle English hexte, from Old English hīehst (“highest”), superlative of Old English hēah (“high”); compare also hēxt, an alternative form of hīehst. Compare next and nigh.

Questions about hext

What does hext mean?
Hext means highest.
What part of speech is hext?
Hext is an adjective.

Words near hext in the dictionary

  1. hexosyltransferases
  2. hexoxide
  3. hexoxides
  4. hexoxycarbonyl
  5. hexpartite
  6. hext
  7. Hextable
  8. hextaur
  9. Hexter
  10. Hexterian
  11. hextet

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