The Clue
Most gossamery (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SHEEREST
Tags
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"