extreme
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: mathematics
sciences
Etymology: Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.
Inflected forms:
form: extremer
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: more extreme
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: extremest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: most extreme
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: extream
pos: adj
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: extreame
pos: adj
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: xtreme
pos: adj
tags: alternative
informal
nonstandard
form: extremes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: extream
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: extreame
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: xtreme
pos: noun
tags: alternative
informal
nonstandard
Senses:
gloss: Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
pos: adj
examples: At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
gloss: In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
pos: adj
examples: 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.
gloss: Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
pos: adj
examples: 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.
gloss: Drastic, or of great severity.
pos: adj
examples: I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
gloss: Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
pos: adj
examples: Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
gloss: Ultimate, final or last.
pos: adj
tags: archaic
examples: the extreme hour of life
gloss: The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
pos: noun
examples: Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.[…]But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.
gloss: Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
pos: noun
examples: extremes of temperature
Most public discussion about heat extremes refers to risks faced by the general community. Yet even greater extremes of heat exposure do and will occur in many occupational settings, posing special risks to health, behavior, and work capacity.
gloss: One of the last moments of life.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
plural
plural-only
gloss: A drastic expedient.
pos: noun
examples: Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
gloss: Hardships, straits.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
plural
plural-only
examples: a farther paſſion feeds my thoughts,
With ceaſeleſſe and diſconſolate conceits,
Which dies my lookes so liueleſſe as they are,
And might, if my extreames had ful euents,
Make me the gaſtly counterfeit of death.
gloss: Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
pos: noun
Synonyms: extreme
ferocious
exquisite
intense
almighty
greatest
highest
maximal
maximum
passing
raging
ultimate
utmost
uttermost
Antonyms: intermediate
least
Derived words: antiextreme
extremal
extreme day trip
extreme energy
extremeless
extreme metal
extremeness
extreme point
extreme prejudice
extreme programmer
extreme programming
extreme ratio
extreme risk law
extreme risk protection order
extreme skiing
extreme sport
extreme ultraviolet
extreme value theorem
extremify
extremisation
extremization
extremize
extremogram
extremophile
extremophilia
extremotolerant
in the extreme
nonextreme
overextreme
superextreme
terminate with extreme prejudice
unextreme
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