barest

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A form of bare — Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativesuperlative form of bare: most bare

    In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".

    2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 30
verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of bare
  2. archaicindicativepastsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple past indicative of bear

Origin

From bare + -est.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

breastbestarSterbaTarbesbasterBatres
Cite this entry
APA

barest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barest

MLA

“barest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barest.

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