"foremost" in the adjective sense

1. first, foremost, world-class

ranking above all others

"was first in her class"

"the foremost figure among marine artists"

"the top graduate"

2. foremost, frontmost

preceding all others in spatial position

"the foremost compartment of the ship"

3. foremost

situated closest to the bow

"the foremost compartment of the ship"

"foremost" in the adverb sense

1. foremost, first

prominently forward

"he put his best foot foremost"

2. first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off

before anything else

"first we must consider the garter snake"

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