charmest

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑː(ɹ)m.ɛst/

Etymology 1

charm +‎ -est (“suffix forming archaic second-person singular present tense”)

Verb

charmest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of charm

Etymology 2

charming +‎ -est (“suffix forming the superlative”)

Adjective

charmest

1. (nonstandard) superlative form of charming: most charming
   • 1993 March 3, Diana M Doan, “FYI Height Really Does Matter”, in soc.culture.vietnamese‎^[1] (Usenet):

     But I have to say that I am NOT the prettiest, smartest and charmest girl you'll meet.

   • 1996 May 28, "somebody", “Top 10 VC and the others”, in rec.music.classical.recordings‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I guess nobody would deny Brahm's D Major (Oistrakh/Klempere or Heifetz/Reiner or Zukerman/Mehta), or the charmest Bruch's G minor (Heifetz/Sargent or Zukerman/Mehta).

   • 1997 January 20, David Suarez de Lis, “USS EXCALIBUR: GAMMA encounters...”, in alt.starfleet.rpg‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Meanwhile you follow this rules, Titi will be the charmest friend youl have.

Usage notes

• The standard superlative of "charming" is "most charming"

Anagrams

• arm-chest, marchest, marchets, matchers