μήκιστος μήκιστος, η, ον irr. Sup. of μακρός (formed from μῆκος, as αἴσχιστος from αἶσχος), tallest, Hom. greatest, Soph., Eur. longest, in point of Time, Xen.:—neut. μήκιστον as adv., in the highest degree, Hhymn.; also, τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται; what is to become of me in the long run, at last? Od. farthest, ὅτι δύνᾳ μάκιστον as far as possible, Soph.; μήκιστον ἀπελαύνειν to drive as far off as possible, Xen.