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Utmost | Utmost \Ut"most`\, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. ?temest, a superlative fr. ?te out. ????. See {Out}, and cf. {Aftermost}, {Outmost}, {Uttermost}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness. [1913 Webster] He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak. [1913 Webster] |
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