faintest

faintest
[[t]fe͟ɪntɪst[/t]]
ADJ-SUPERL: ADJ n, with neg (emphasis)
You can use faintest for emphasis in negative statements. For example, if you say that someone hasn't the faintest idea what to do, you are emphasizing that they do not know what to do.

I haven't the faintest idea how to care for a snake...

He said yesterday that there was not `the faintest possibility' that the government would bring in such a measure.

Syn:
slightest, remotest

English dictionary. 2008.

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