DERNIER

Etymology

Adjective

dernier (not comparable)

(dated) Final, last.

Usage notes

The word often appears in the term dernier resort or (in French) dernier ressort (literally “last resort”), meaning the final court or authority to which a legal matter can be appealed.

Anagrams

• nerdier

Source: Wiktionary


Der`nier", a. Etym: [F., from OF. darrein, derrain. See Darrein.]

Definition: Last; final. Dernier ressort ( Etym: [F.], last resort or expedient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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