dearest
adjective/ˈdɪərɪst/
/ˈdɪrɪst/
(old-fashioned)- used when writing to somebody you love
- ‘Dearest Nina’, the letter began.
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- [usually before noun] that you feel deeply
- It was her dearest wish to have a family.
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