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adjective win·ning·est \ ˈwi-niŋ-əst \

Definition of winningest

: having achieved the most wins
  • the winningest coach in football

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Examples of winningest in a Sentence

  1. She's the winningest coach in the conference.

  2. the winningest team in our school's history

First Known Use of winningest

1972

in the meaning defined above

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WINNINGEST Defined for English Language Learners

winningest

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Definition of winningest for English Language Learners

  • : having the greatest number of wins : most successful

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