<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>highest in place, order, rank, power, etc.: the uppermost peaks of the mountain; the uppermost class of society.</li><li>topmost; predominant: a subject of uppermost concern.</li></ul><p><strong>adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in or into the uppermost place, rank, or predominance: The blossoms grow uppermost on the stems of these flowers; the thoughts that came uppermost to her mind.</li></ul>