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   ultimate

   /ˈʌltɪmət/

   adjective

   • 1. being or happening at the end of a process; final: "their ultimate aim was to force his resignation" Similar eventuallastfinalconcludingconclusiveterminalendendmostfurthestresultingensuingconsequentsubsequentOpposite immediate
   • ▪ basic or fundamental: "the ultimate constituents of anything that exists are atoms" Similar fundamentalbasicprimaryprimeelementaryelementalabsoluteactualdefinitivecentralkeycrucialvitalessentialpivotalOpposite peripheral
   • ▪ denoting the maximum possible strength or resistance beyond which an object breaks.
   • 2. being the best or most extreme example of its kind: "the ultimate accolade" Similar bestidealgreatestsupremeparamountsuperlativehighestunsurpassedunrivalledtopmostutmostoptimumquintessentialrare:apogeanOpposite worst

   noun

   • 1. the best achievable or imaginable of its kind: "the ultimate in decorative luxury"
   • 2. a final or fundamental fact or principle.
   • 3. short for Ultimate Frisbee North American

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare ‘come to an end’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ultimacy noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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