exactest

exactest

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English exact
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *-tHós
Proto-Indo-European *-istHos
Proto-Germanic *-istaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ist
Old English -est
Middle English -est
English -est
English exactest

    From exact + -est.

    Adjective

    exactest

    1. superlative form of exact: most exact
      • 1682, Stephen Charnock, Several Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God:
        The most sovereign authority calls for the exactest and lowest observance, the highest Lord for the deepest homage […]

    Verb

    exactest

    1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of exact
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