| Extreme (extreme) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Ex*treme" |
| [L. extremus,
superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf.
F. extrême. See Exterior.] |
At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost;
farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.
Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time;
as, the extreme hour of life.
The best of worst; most urgent; greatest;
highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme
case; extreme folly.
Radical; ultra; as, extreme
opinions.
Extended or contracted as
much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp
second; an extreme flat forth.
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| Extreme (extreme) |
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| n. | |
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| Ex*treme" |
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The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body;
extremity.
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.
An extreme state or condition; hence,
calamity, danger, distress, etc.
Either of the extreme terms
of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between
them.
The first or the last term
of a proportion or series.
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