Extreme

/ɪkˈstɹiːm/ · adjective

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
2. In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
3. Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
4. Drastic, or of great severity.
5. Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
6. (archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
7. The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
8. Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.

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.

Micron said in a statement that it would bring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, becoming the first semiconductor company to do so, and expected to invest up to 500 billion yen ($3.6 billion) with support from the Japanese government.

His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.

An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.

I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.

Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.

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Word Forms

• extremer
• more extreme
• extremest
• most extreme
• extream
• extreame
• xtreme
• extremes

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