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extreme
(/I/k'str/i/m )

adjective (a)

  • At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the furthest or highest degree of something(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He carried it to extremes.
    source: wordnet30
  • the point located farthest from the middle of something(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    extreme point, extremum
    source: wordnet30
  • The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity(adj.all)
    Example:
    Extreme cold.
    Extreme caution.
    Extreme pleasure.
    Synonym:
    utmost, uttermost
    source: wordnet30
  • far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree(adj.all)
    Example:
    An extreme example.
    Extreme temperatures.
    Extreme danger.
    source: wordnet30
  • beyond a norm in views or actions(adj.all)
    Example:
    An extreme conservative.
    An extreme liberal.
    Extreme views on integration.
    Extreme opinions.
    source: wordnet30
  • most distant in any direction(adj.all)
    Example:
    The extreme edge of town.
    source: wordnet30
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