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lathiest

lathiest is the superlative form of lathy.

Meaning of lathy

Adjective

lathy (comparative lathier, superlative lathiest)

  1. (archaic) Like a lath; long and slender.
    • The man was somewhat younger, but of a figure equally wild; his frame was long and lathy, but his arms were remarkably short, his neck was rather bent, he squinted slightly, and his mouth was much away; …1851, George H. Borrow, chapter V, in Lavengro

Questions about lathiest

What is lathiest the superlative form of?
Lathiest is the superlative form of lathy.

Words near lathiest in the dictionary

  1. lathial
  2. lathials
  3. lathicharge
  4. lathicharges
  5. lathier
  6. lathiest
  7. lathing
  8. lathings
  9. lathis
  10. lathiyal
  11. lathiyals

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