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Adjective most has 2 senses
  1. most - (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins"
    Antonym:
    fewest
  2. most - the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal"
    Antonyms:
    least, slightest
Adverbial most has 3 senses
  1. most, to the highest degree - used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"
    Antonyms: least, to the lowest degree
  2. most - very; "a most welcome relief"
  3. about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
most-e-mailed most-favored-nation most-respected most-sounding most-valuable most-wanted most-watched most most most commonly most docile most especially most evil most extreme most important most importantly most improved

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