tenderest

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A form of tender — Sensitive or painful to the touch.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativesuperlative form of tender: most tender

    This intimacy did not decrease with further acquaintance. I found Lischen the tenderest of nurses.

    1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1856, →OCLC
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APA

tenderest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderest

MLA

“tenderest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenderest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderest.

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