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barest

1. superlative form ofbare: mostbare
   • 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, inRAIL, number999, page30:

     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". TheDaily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".

barest

1. (archaic)second-personsingularsimplepresentindicative ofbare
2. (archaic)second-personsingularsimplepastindicative ofbear

• Baster,Be star,Sterba,Tarbes,abrest,baster,bestar,breast,rebats,tabers

barest

1. indefinitesingularsuperlative degree ofbar