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[ adjective ] of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
Examples "extreme cold" "extreme caution" "extreme pleasure" "utmost contempt" "to the utmost degree" "in the uttermost distress" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)In_any_case , I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy by Englishmen , even in Devonshire and Cornwall , where anti Catholic feeling has supposedly existed the strongest and longest . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)La^utner , for his part , `` belonged_to the present-day race of small artists , who do not demand the utmost of themselves '' , and the bitter description of the type includes such epithets as `` wretched little poseurs '' , the devastating indictment `` they do not know how to be wretched decently and in_order '' , and the somewhat extreme prophecy , so_far not fulfilled : `` They will be destroyed '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the greatest possible degree
Synonyms Examples "he tried his utmost" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)At_any_rate , the substance of Eichmann 's testimony was that all his actions flowed_from his membership in the party and the SS , and though the Prosecutor did his utmost to prove actual personal hatred of Jews , his success on this score was doubtful and the anti-Semitic lesson weakened to_that_extent . |
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[ adjective ] highest in extent or degree
Synonyms Examples "to the last measure of human endurance" "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)He laughed , suddenly , feeling a surge of power telling him of his hold over them , seeing himself before them , receiving utmost respect and attention . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] comparatives of "far"; most remote in space or time or order
Synonyms Examples "had traveled to the farthest frontier" "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree" "explored the furthest reaches of space" "the utmost tip of the peninsula" Related terms |
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