lovingest
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lovingest
- superlative form of loving: most loving
- 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, chapter 40, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC:
- 'I am in the lovingest of tempers, my dear,' she would assure me with a nod, 'but I am fidgeted and sorry!'
Usage notes
[edit]- Some speakers consider this form erroneous, preferring the superlative most loving.