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   Fore·most

   /ˈfôrˌmōst/

   

   adjective

   • 1. most prominent in rank, importance, or position: "one of the foremost art collectors of his day"

   adverb

   • 1. before anything else in rank, importance, or position; in the first place: "O'Keefe's work was, foremost, an expression of the feelings of a woman"

   Word Origin Old Englishformest, fyrmest, from forma ‘first’ (ultimately a superlative formed from the Germanic base of fore) + -est1. Compare with first and former1. The current spelling arose by association with fore and most.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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