'Sternforemost' definitions:

Definition of 'Sternforemost'

From: GCIDE
  • Sternforemost \Stern`fore"most`\, adv. With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner. [1913 Webster]
  • A fatal genius for going sternforemost. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]