Sternforemost
Pronunciation : Stern`fore"most`
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner. A fatal genius for going sternforemost. Lowell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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