Difference between Outer and Outmost

What is the difference between Outer and Outmost?

Outer as an adjective is outside; external. while Outmost as an adjective is superlative form of out.

Outer

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Outside; external. Farther from the centre of the inside.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An outer part. (wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box. Someone who admits to something publicly. Someone who outs another.

Example sentence: Here we have the Schengen agreement, and the truth is that for years we trusted each other and set border controls on the outer borders of the European Union. And as was the case with the economic and monetary union, with this step, regarding the management of the Schengen area, we did not go all the way in terms of political solutions.

Outmost

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Superlative form of out.Farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.

We hope you now know whether to use Outer or Outmost in your sentence.

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