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Antonyms for tallest

Grammar : Adj
Spell : tawl
Phonetic Transcription : tɔl

Definition of tallest

Origin :
  • "high in stature," 1520s, probably ultimately from Old English getæl "prompt, active." Sense evolved to "brave, valiant, seemly, proper" (late 14c.), then to "attractive, handsome" (mid-15c.), and finally "being of more than average height." The Old English word is related to Old High German gi-zal "quick," Gothic un-tals "indocile."
  • Sense evolution is remarkable, but adjectives applied to persons often mutate quickly in meaning (e.g. pretty, buxom, German klein "small, little," which in Middle High German meant the same as its English cognate clean). Meaning "exaggerated" (as in tall tale) is American English colloquial attested by 1846. Phrase tall, dark, and handsome is recorded from 1906.
  • adj high in stature, length
  • adj exaggerated, unreasonable
Example sentences :
  • Other things being equal, people of six prefer that man who is tallest.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • For these she used the china dolls, the tallest of which was three inches high.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • Elizabeth then wanted to know which was the tallest of the two.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • The tallest of the three men covered her hands with his own.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • The Head Buffalo is a head taller than the tallest man of his tribe.
  • Extract from : « Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian » by Anonymous
  • The sun cleared the tallest pines; there set in a splendid day.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • "Because you are the tallest, and you look the strongest," said Aunt Susan.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • Who but she could climb to the very highest branch of the tallest tree?
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • The tallest of the trees is nearly 60 feet and they have a spread of more than 70 feet.
  • Extract from : « Walnut Growing in Oregon » by Various
  • I do not think the tallest of them was much, if any, over five feet.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

Synonyms for tallest

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