Definition of Deafest

1. Adjective. (superlative of deaf) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deafest

1. deaf [adj] - See also: deaf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deafest

deaf as a doorpost
deaf as a post
deaf person
deaf to(p)
deafblind
deafblindness
deafen
deafened
deafening
deafening silence
deafening silences
deafeningly
deafenings
deafens
deafer
deafest (current term)
deafferent
deafferentation
deafferentation pain
deafferentations
deafferented
deafferenting
deafferents
deaffrication
deafie
deafies
deafish
deafly
deafmute
deafmutes

Literary usage of Deafest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"YE'LL hear it on the deafest side o' yer lug. You'll hear it on your deafest ear.—Gaelic. YE'LL let little gae by ye, but speedy lads, ye canna get gripped. ..."

2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1888)
"... with unclouded brow And smile serene as thine, The jest uncouth and truth severe; Like thee to turn my deafest ear, And calmly drink my wine. ..."

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