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extremity
(/I/k'str/E/m/I/t/i/ )

noun (n)

  • an external body part that projects from the body(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    appendage, member
    source: wordnet30
  • an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • the greatest or utmost degree(noun.state)
    Example:
    The extremity of despair.
    source: wordnet30
  • the outermost or farthest region or point(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso(noun.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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