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lewest

lewest is the superlative form of lew.

Meaning of lew

Adjective (1)

lew (comparative lewer, superlative lewest)

  1. (obsolete) Sunny; warm.
  2. (dialectal) Lukewarm, tepid.
  3. (dialectal) Alee: protected from the wind.
    • Lee or Lew, Calm, under the wind. Suss.1674, J. Ray, "South & East Countrey Words" in Coll. Eng. Words, p. 70

Adjective (2)

lew (comparative more lew, superlative most lew)

  1. Weak.
  2. Sickly-looking, pale, wan.
    • Mi bodi wexit lewe.c. 1325, "Old Age" in T. Wright & al.'s 1845 Reliquiae Antiquae, Vol. II, p. 211

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Questions about lewest

What is lewest the superlative form of?
Lewest is the superlative form of lew.

Words near lewest in the dictionary

  1. Lewellyns
  2. lewer
  3. lewes
  4. Lewesian
  5. Lewesians
  6. lewest
  7. Lewey
  8. Leweys
  9. Lewi
  10. Lewicki
  11. Lewickis

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