Hindest

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Located at the very back of something, farthest from the front end of a body or group
2. Positioned in the last place toward the rear, most distant from the head or forward part
3. Describing the rearmost part of an animal or object, the portion furthest behind its front

Etymology: "Hindest" is the superlative of "hind," the adjective meaning "at the back" or "rear," as in a horse's hind legs. Its base is the comparative "hinder," which in Old English already meant "further back," and the superlative grew from that. The older superlative in English is "hindmost," which comes from Old English "hindema," a form built on the same root. "Hindmost" won out in ordinary use, so "hindest" is now rare and mostly appears in dialect or deliberate wordplay. Where "hind" ultimately comes from is uncertain.

Synonyms: hindmost, rearmost

Antonyms: foremost, frontmost