utmost

The definition of utmost is something that is most important, most extreme or greatest.

(adjective)

The need for food when you are starving is an example of something that would be described as being of the utmost importance.

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adjective

Origin: ME utemest < OE utemest, ytemest, double superl. of ut, out

noun

the most or the greatest that is possible; extreme limit or degree

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adjective

Being or situated at the most distant limit or point; farthest: the utmost tip of the peninsula.
Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme: a matter of the utmost importance.

noun

The greatest possible amount, degree, or extent; the maximum: worked every day to the utmost of her abilities.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English ūtmest

Origin: : ūt, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -mest, -most

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