Adjective Definition

last

1.Definition: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

"The last time I saw Paris", "The last day of the month", "Had the last word", "Waited until the last minute", "He raised his voice in a last supreme call", "The last game of the season", "Down to his last nickel"


2.Definition: conclusive in a process or progression

"A last resort"

Related Adjective(s):final, net


3.Definition: highest in extent or degree

"To the last measure of human endurance", "Whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

Related Adjective(s):utmost


4.Definition: immediately past

"Last Thursday", "The last chapter we read"


5.Definition: lowest in rank or importance

"Last prize", "In last place"

Related Adjective(s):lowest


6.Definition: most unlikely or unsuitable

"The last person we would have suspected", "The last man they would have chosen for the job"


7.Definition: not to be altered or undone

"The arbiter will have the last say"

Related Adjective(s):final


8.Definition: occurring at or forming an end or termination

"The last days of the dinosaurs"

Related Adjective(s):concluding, final, terminal


9.Definition: occurring at the time of death

"His last words", "The last rites"




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