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stanchest

stanchest is the superlative form of stanch.

Meaning of stanch

Adverb

stanch (comparative more stanch, superlative most stanch)

  1. (obsolete) Possibly strictly.
    • But you vvill loſe your Labour, and vvhat is more, their Love and Reverence too, if they can receive from others, vvhat you deny them. This is to be kept very ſtanch, and carefully to be vvatched.1693, [John Locke], “§102”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC, page 119

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Questions about stanchest

What is stanchest the superlative form of?
Stanchest is the superlative form of stanch.

Words near stanchest in the dictionary

  1. stanchelled
  2. stanchels
  3. stancher
  4. stanchers
  5. stanches
  6. stanchest
  7. stancheth
  8. Stanchfield
  9. Stanchfields
  10. stanching
  11. stanchings

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