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FEWEST
fewest
(adjective) (superlative of āfewā used with count nouns and usually preceded by ātheā) quantifier meaning the smallest in number; āthe fewest birds in recent memoryā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Determiner
fewest
superlative degree of few; the smallest number.
Usage notes
• Fewest is used with plural nouns only. With uncountable nouns, use least. For more information, see fewer.
Antonyms
• most
Source: Wiktionary
FEW
Few, a. [Compar. Fewer; superl. Fewest.] Etym: [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. feƔ, pl. feƔwe; akin to OS. fah, OHG. f*, Icel. far, Sw. fƄ, pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. Paucity.]
Definition: Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. "Are not my days few" Job x. 20. Few know and fewer care. Proverb.
Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them. A few, a small number.
– In few, in a few words; briefly. Shak. - No few, not few; more than a few; many. Cowper. - The few, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
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