Uttermost meaning

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Outermost.
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The greatest amount or degree possible; the utmost.
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Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.
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The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.
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Origin of uttermost

  • Middle English utter outer utter2 -most -most

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

  • Middle English, alteration of uttermest

    From Wiktionary

Uttermost Sentence Examples

  • Ferdinand drove to the uttermost the advantages of his victory.

  • Every day in imagination I made a trip round the world, and I saw many wonders from the uttermost parts of the earth--marvels of invention, treasuries of industry and skill and all the activities of human life actually passed under my finger tips.

  • The administrative duties connected with the army of occupation would alone have taxed to the uttermost the powers of an ordinary man.

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