closest

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkləʊsɪst/

Adjective

closest

1. superlative form of close: most close.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 4:

     The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally […]

Verb

closest

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of close

Anagrams

• closets, cotless