Extreme Definition

ĭk-strēm
extremes, extremer, extremest
adjective
extremer, extremest
At the end or outermost point; farthest away; most remote; utmost.
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In or to the greatest degree; very great or greatest.
Extreme pain.
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To an excessive degree; immoderate.
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Far from what is usual or conventional.
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Deviating to the greatest degree from the center of opinion, as in politics.
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noun
extremes
Either of two things that are as different or far as possible from each other.
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An extreme degree.
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An extreme point; extremity.
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An extreme state or condition.
An extreme of distress.
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An extreme act, expedient, etc.
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adverb

(archaic) Extremely.

Wiktionary
idiom
in the extreme
  • To an extreme degree:

    eccentric in the extreme.

American Heritage
go to extremes
  • to be excessive or immoderate in speech or action
Webster's New World
in the extreme
  • to the utmost degree
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Other Word Forms of Extreme

Noun

Singular:
extreme
Plural:
extremes

Adjective

Base Form:
extreme
Comparative:
extremer
Superlative:
extremest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Extreme

Origin of Extreme

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin extrēmus eghs in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French extreme, from Latin extremus, the superlative of exterus

    From Wiktionary

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