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Extreme

/ɛkˈstɹiːm/

The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.

📖 Definitions of "Extreme"

noun

1
The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
2
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
"extremes of temperature"
3
A drastic expedient.
"Some people go to extremes for attention on social media."
4
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

adjective

1
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
"At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin."
2
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
"He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor."
3
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
"His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home."
4
Drastic, or of great severity.
"I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security."

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