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maist

maist adjective: most. Also the obsolete form of mayst.

Adjective

maist (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) most

Adverb

maist (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) most

Also used as

maist is also the obsolete form of mayst.

Questions about maist

What does maist mean?
Maist means most.
What part of speech is maist?
Maist can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near maist in the dictionary

  1. Maisonneuve's instrument
  2. Maisonneuve's instruments
  3. maisons de passe
  4. maisons de tolérance
  5. Maisons-Alfort
  6. maist
  7. maister
  8. maistered
  9. maistering
  10. maisters
  11. maistery

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