-est \-est\ [AS. -ost, -est; akin to G. -est, -ist, Icel. -astr,
-str, Goth. -ists, -?sts, Skr. -ish?ha.]
A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and
adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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