Brownest

/ˈbraʊnəst/ adjective (superlative)

Definition

The most brown; the superlative form indicating the greatest degree of brown color among a group of things.

Etymology

From 'brown' plus the '-est' superlative suffix, following standard English patterns for indicating the highest degree of an adjective quality.

Kelly Says

The '-est' superlative (like fastest, brightest, brownest) is one of the oldest patterns in English, unchanged since Anglo-Saxon times—it's a linguistic fossil!

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