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Utmost
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What's The Definition Of Utmost?
[n] the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"
[adj] (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [adj] highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" Synonyms | Synonyms for Utmost: far | farthermost | farthest | furthermost | furthest | high | last | level best | maximum | uttermost | uttermost Related Terms | Find terms related to Utmost: See Also | boundary | bounds | limit Utmost In Webster's Dictionary \Ut"most`\, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. ?temest, a
superlative fr. ?te out. ????. See {Out}, and cf.
{Aftermost}, {Outmost}, {Uttermost}.]
1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out;
most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land;
the utmost extent of human knowledge. --Spenser.
We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is
the utmost town in France. --Evelyn.
Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.
--Herbert.
2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number,
or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the
utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.
He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak.
Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak.
\Ut"most`\, n. The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. We have tried the utmost of our friends. --Shak. |
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