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longest-felt

longest-felt is the superlative form of long-felt.

Meaning of long-felt

Adjective

long-felt (comparative longer-felt, superlative longest-felt)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a problem, need, or desire, that has existed for a significant period of time without an adequate solution.
    • They always satisfy a long-felt want - on the part of the professors; and they seem to be "fillin'" to certain "aching voids" that gather in to fill the classes.1883, Ohio State Eclectic Medical Association, Worthington College (Ohio). Medical Department (contributor), The Eclectic Medical Journal, page 196

Questions about longest-felt

What is longest-felt the superlative form of?
Longest-felt is the superlative form of long-felt.

Words near longest-felt in the dictionary

  1. longest
  2. longest ago
  3. longest grain
  4. longest-acting
  5. longest-distance
  6. longest-felt
  7. longest-furred
  8. longest-grain
  9. longest-grained
  10. longest-haired
  11. longest-lasting

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