foremost (
http://definr.com/foremost)
adj 1: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the
foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top
graduate" [syn:
first,
top(a)]
2: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost
compartment of the ship" [syn:
frontmost]
3: situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of
the ship"
adv 1: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" [syn:
first]
2: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter
snake" [syn:
first,
firstly,
first of all, {first
off}]