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Definition of Extreme
1. Adjective. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity. "In the uttermost distress"
Similar to: Intense
Derivative terms: Extremity, Extremity, Utmost, Uttermost
2. Noun. The furthest or highest degree of something. "He carried it to extremes"
3. Adjective. Far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree. "Extreme danger"
4. Noun. The point located farthest from the middle of something.
Generic synonyms: Extremity
Specialized synonyms: Acme, Apex, Peak, Vertex
5. Adjective. Beyond a norm in views or actions. "Extreme opinions"
6. Adjective. Most distant in any direction. "The extreme edge of town"
Definition of Extreme
1. a. At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.
2. n. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.
Definition of Extreme
1. Adjective. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost. ¹
2. Adjective. In the greatest or highest degree; intense. ¹
3. Adjective. Excessive, or far beyond the norm. ¹
4. Adjective. Drastic, or of great severity. ¹
5. Adjective. Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment. ¹
6. Adjective. (archaic) Ultimate, final or last. ¹
7. Noun. The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition ¹
8. Noun. Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale. ¹
9. Noun. A drastic expedient. ¹
10. Noun. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as ''1'' and ''6'' in ''1:2=3:6''. ¹
11. Adverb. (archaic) Extremely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extreme
1. existing in a very high degree [adj -TREMER, -TREMEST] / the highest degree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Extreme
1. As far away as possible from the centre, the beginning or the average, of the highest degree or intensity This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extreme
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