- Best man
- Best Best (b[e^]st), a.; superl. of Good. [AS. besta, best,
contr. from betest, betst, betsta; akin to Goth. batists,
OHG. pezzisto, G. best, beste, D. best, Icel. beztr, Dan.
best, Sw. b["a]st. This word has no connection in origin with
good. See {Better}.]
1. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good,
kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the
best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best
abilities.
[1913 Webster]
When he is best, he is a little worse than a man. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject. [1913 Webster]
3. Most; largest; as, the best part of a week. [1913 Webster]
{Best man}, the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.