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swashest

swashest is the superlative form of swash.

Meaning of swash

Adjective

swash (comparative swasher, superlative swashest)

  1. bold; dramatic.
    • Very swash in camelly cashmere belted over shirt-tunic and pants in a neat, tiny print of cinnamon–navy–wine–beige crêpe de Chine;1970, Vogue - Volume 155, page 40
  2. Having pronounced swashes.
    • The French compositor took the greek capitals for latin ones and sought out his swashest type to set the handwritten letters,1936, Acta arithmetica - Volume 58, page 217

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Questions about swashest

What is swashest the superlative form of?
Swashest is the superlative form of swash.

Words near swashest in the dictionary

  1. swashed someone's buckle
  2. swasher
  3. swashers
  4. swashes
  5. swashes someone's buckle
  6. swashest
  7. swashing
  8. swashing someone's buckle
  9. swashings
  10. swashplate
  11. swashplates

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