Definition of extreme

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Extreme (n.) Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet..

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Utter :: Utter (a.) Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer..
Desperate :: Desperate (a.) Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune..
Throw :: Throw (n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston..
Atrocity :: Atrocity (n.) An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.
Clear :: Clear (n.) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear..
Agony :: Agony (n.) Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane..
Ripper :: Ripper (n.) Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc..
Intine :: Intine (n.) A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen..
Unaneled :: Unaneled (a.) Not aneled; not having received extreme unction.
Outbounds :: Outbounds (n. pl.) The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.
Intense :: Intense (a.) Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light..
Mean :: Mean (a.) Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.
Woundy :: Woundy (adv.) Excessively; extremely.
Rank :: Rank (superl.) Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy..
Utmost :: Utmost (a.) 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..
Fossilism :: Fossilism (n.) The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
Atom :: Atom (n.) Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.
Extreme :: Extreme (a.) Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions..
Detestable :: Detestable (a.) Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices..
Left :: Left (n.) Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right..
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