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adjChiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little.
“least common multiple”
Of two or more animals or plants with the same name: the smaller or smallest.
Lowest in importance or status; most insignificant or unimportant.
“But if I thriue, the gaine of my attempt, / The leaſt of you, ſhall ſhare his part thereof.”
detChiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little.
“He earns the least money in his family.”
Followed by a plural noun: the smallest number of; the fewest.
“Whichever queue contains the least items by the time this logic branch is reached will be executed first.”
Any, no matter how small in amount or extent.
“not even the least amount”
advIn a degree below all others; in the lowest or smallest degree.
“That decision rewards those who least deserve it.”
Used to form superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
“It was the least surprising thing.”
nounPreceded by the: superlative form of little: most little; the lowest-ranking or most insignificant person or (sometimes) group of people.
“even the least of”
Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit; a minimum.
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