barest

About 0.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective superlative form of bare: most bare
2. verb second-person singular simple present indicative of bare
3. verb second-person singular simple past indicative of bear

Similar words

least vaguest merest faintest scantest tiniest minutest plainest narrowest briefest

Often followed by

minimum outline of necessities essentials hint outlines necessaries and subsistence

Word family

bare bareness barenesses barer