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loster

loster is the comparative form of lost.

Meaning of lost

Adjective

lost (comparative loster or more lost, superlative lostest or most lost)

  1. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
    • The children were soon lost in the forest.
  2. In an unknown location; unable to be found.
    • Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
  3. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
    • an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
  4. Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
    • a lost limb; lost honour
  5. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
    • a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost
  6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
    • a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul

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Questions about loster

What is loster the comparative form of?
Loster is the comparative form of lost.

Words near loster in the dictionary

  1. lost-and-founds
  2. lost-wax casting
  3. lost-wax process
  4. Lostaway
  5. Lostaways
  6. loster
  7. lostest
  8. Lostie
  9. Losties
  10. Lostiuk
  11. lostling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loster (page history and authors); lost (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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