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blackest

adj.
A2 Elementary US //ˈbɫækəst// UK //blˈækəst// black·est

adj. the most dark or the darkest shade of black. It can also describe something that is very bad or evil.

adj. the superlative form of 'black', indicating the highest degree of darkness or the most extreme quality of evil. Often used figuratively to describe moral corruption or extreme pessimism.


SIMPLE

The night sky is the blackest when there are no clouds.

CONTEXTUAL

The detective described the blackest hour of the night when the crime occurred.

COMPLEX

In the blackest moments of the economic crisis, the community came together to support those who had lost everything.

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