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What are furthest distant from each other . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
the furthest or highest degree of something ; "he carried it to extremes" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
The utmost point or verge ; that part which terminates a body ; extremity . Webster Dictionary DB
An extreme state or condition ; hence , calamity , danger , distress , etc. Webster Dictionary DB
Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism , the middle term being interposed between them . Webster Dictionary DB
The first or the last term of a proportion or series . Webster Dictionary DB
The utmost degree of anything ; extremity ; excess ; end . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
The utmost point or verge of a thing ; that part which terminates a body ; extremity ; "Between the extremes of both promontorise."-Dampier; utmost point ; utmost limit or degree that can be supposed or tolerated ; either of two states or feelings as different from furthest degree ; as , the extremes of heat and cold ; the extremes of virtue an vice ; avoid extremes; extreme suffering , misery , or distress ; extremity ; "Tending to some relief of our extremes."-Milton: in logic , either of extreme terms of a syllogism , that is , the predicate and subject -thus , "Man is an animal ; Peter is a man , therefore Peter is an animal ; " the word animal is the greater extreme, Peter the less extreme, and man the medium ; in math . either of the first and last terms of a proportion ; as , when three magnitudes are proportional the rectangle contained by the extremes is equal to the square of the mean . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
The utmost limit or degree ; extremity . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
The highest or utmost degree ; farthest point or limit ; extremity ; first or last term of a proportion or series . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Extremist . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
The utmost point or verge ; end ; furthest degree ; extremity ; the extreme terms of a syllogism , the predicate and subject of the conclusion , as distinct from the middle term with which they are compared in the premises ; the first and last terms of a proportion Extreme unction , among the Rom . Catholics, the anointing of a sick person with oil when about to die , usually just before death . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
That part which terminates; utmost point . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
Extremely . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
most distant in any direction ; "the extreme edge of town " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity ; "extreme cold "; "extreme caution "; "extreme pleasure "; "utmost contempt "; "to the utmost degree "; "in the uttermost distress " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree ; to an utmost degree ; "an extreme example "; "extreme temperatures"; "extreme danger " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
At the utmost point , edge , or border ; outermost ; utmost ; farthest ; most remote ; at the widest limit . Webster Dictionary DB
The best of worst ; most urgent ; greatest ; highest; immoderate ; excessive ; most violent ; as , an extreme case ; extreme folly . Webster Dictionary DB
Radical ; ultra ; as , extreme opinions. Webster Dictionary DB
Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable ; hence , furthest degree ; any undue departure from the mean ; -- often in the plural : things at an extreme distance from each other , the most widely different states, etc.; as , extremes of heat and cold , of virtue and vice ; extremes meet . Webster Dictionary DB
Last ; final ; conclusive ; - said of time ; as , the extreme hour of life . Webster Dictionary DB
Extended or contracted as much as possible ; - said of intervals; as , an extreme sharp second ; an extreme flat forth . Webster Dictionary DB
Of the highest degree ; last ; utmost ; furthest ; final ; most severe or strict . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Outermost ; utmost ; furthest ; at the utmost point , edge , or border ; as , the extreme verge or point of a thing ; "The extremest shore ."-Southey ; worst or best that can exist or be supposed ; greatest ; most violent or urgent ; utmost ; as , extreme pain , grief or suffering ; extreme joy or pleasure ; an extreme case ; last ; beyond which there is none ; as , the extreme hour of life ; carrying principles to the uttermost ; holding the strongest possible views; ultra ; "The Puritans or extreme Protestants."-Gladstone ; in music , superfiuous or augmented ; thus , the extreme sharp sixth is the augmented sixth . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
Outermost ; utmost ; excessive . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
Farthest ; outermost ; utmost ; severe ; excessive . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Outermost ; furthest off ; most pressing ; worst or best that can exist or be supposed ; last ; beyond which there is none ; going extreme lengths. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
Furthest ; outermost ; most violent ; highest in degree ; most pressing ; rigorous ; strict . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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