uniquest
superlative form of unique: most unique
This word is proscribed by many, because unique implies that there is only one, and so a superlative form is logically inconsistent. It is typically used as hyperbole.
• unquiets
Source: Wiktionary
U*nique", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]
Definition: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.
– U*nique"ly, adv.
– U*nique"ness, n.
U*nique", n.
Definition: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
