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lossiest

lossiest is the superlative form of lossy.

Meaning of lossy

Adjective

lossy (comparative lossier, superlative lossiest)

  1. Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
  2. Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
  3. Of an algorithm for converting or compressing data, reducing the amount of information in data.
    • JPEG is a lossy image compression format.

Questions about lossiest

What is lossiest the superlative form of?
Lossiest is the superlative form of lossy.

Words near lossiest in the dictionary

  1. losses of supply
  2. lossful
  3. Lossie
  4. Lossiemouth
  5. lossier
  6. lossiest
  7. lossily
  8. lossiness
  9. Lossing
  10. Lossings
  11. lossless

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