extreme
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
Adjective 4 meanings
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
“At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.”
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
“He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.”
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
“His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.”
Drastic, or of great severity.
“I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.”
Noun 4 meanings
The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
“extremes of temperature”
A drastic expedient.
“Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.”
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.
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EXTREME at a glance
EXTREME has 7 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + T 1 + R 1 + E 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,427 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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