foremost vs least

foremost

adj
  • Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward. 

  • Coming before (all) others in time. 

  • Closest to the bow. 

  • Of the highest rank or position; of the greatest importance; of the highest priority. 

adv
  • In front, prominently forward. 

  • First in time. 

  • Most importantly. 

least

noun
  • Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit. 

prep
  • At least. 

  • What a stupid white privileged POS I am! Least I call myself out. 

  • 2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 79 

det
  • The most little; the smallest amount or quantity of something. 

adv
  • Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est. 

  • In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others. 

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