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The Clue

Most gossamery (8 letter answer)

The Answer

SHEEREST

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Notes

The answer SHEEREST is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.

Related Clues

Most diaphanous
Most steep
Most transparent

Definition

SHEER as an adjective:

1. (absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer) = complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
2. (plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed) = not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
3. (bluff, bold, sheer) = very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
4. (diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby) = so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"