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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Synonyms:
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:
extremePlural:
extremesAdjective
Base Form:
extreme
Comparative:
extremerSuperlative:
extremestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Extreme
- in the extreme
- go to extremes
- in the extreme
Origin of Extreme
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Middle English from Old French from Latin extrēmus eghs in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French extreme, from Latin extremus, the superlative of exterus
From Wiktionary
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