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jimpest

jimpest is the superlative form of jimp.

Meaning of jimp

Adjective

jimp (comparative jimper, superlative jimpest)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dated) neat; trim; delicate
    • Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee?1899, Neil Munro, Gilian the Dreamer, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2007
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, dated) scant; barely sufficient.

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Questions about jimpest

What is jimpest the superlative form of?
Jimpest is the superlative form of jimp.

Words near jimpest in the dictionary

  1. jimmying up
  2. jimmyproof
  3. Jimmys
  4. jimp
  5. jimper
  6. jimpest
  7. jimpies
  8. jimping
  9. jimply
  10. jimpness
  11. jimps

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