extreme.
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
Meaning & usage
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
Drastic, or of great severity.
I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
Ultimate, final or last.
the extreme hour of life
Where this word comes from
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.
The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
extremes of temperature
One of the last moments of life.
A drastic expedient.
Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
Hardships, straits.
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.
Extremely.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.
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