free-est

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word free-est. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word free-est, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say free-est in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word free-est you have here. The definition of the word free-est will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offree-est, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: freeest and freeëst

English

Adjective

free-est

  1. superlative form of free: most free
    • 1761, “The Letters of Mademoiselle Ninon de l’Enclos to the Marquis de Sevigné”, in “a Lady”, transl., The Memoirs of Ninon de l’Enclos, with Her Letters to Monsr de St Evremond and to the Marquis de Sevigné, volume I, London: R. and J. Dodsley, , letter X, page 220:
      This is the free-eſt letter in the whole ſet; and yet, is there ſcarce a paragraph in it that might not ſupply a theſis for a boarding-ſchool lecture?
    • 1982, Charles Jencks, Free-Style Classicism, page 37, column 1:
      In the sense that I have been using the term, Tigerman’s classicism is ultimately the free-est of Free Style because it selects and combines from all systems without restraints (even those of good taste, it need hardly be added).
    • 2007, Max Comfort, “Obeying Ourselves”, in FreeDress for Success: A Businessman’s Guide to Sartorial Disarmament, Dana Point, Calif.: Pandit Press, →ISBN, page 93:
      The Aikido master is “loosely dressed” in clothing that in no way restricts his or her ability to respond and move in the free-est way possible.

Anagrams