extreme

Definition

Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

Example Sentences

• "At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin."
• "He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor."
• "And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them."