selectest

English

Adjective

selectest

  1. superlative form of select: most select
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      All Heaven,
      And happy constellations, on that hour
      Shed their selectest influence; the Earth
      Gave sign of gratulation, and each hill; []
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