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    uttermost
    /ˈʌtəməʊst/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. the greatest or most extreme extent or amount: "we will defend ourselves to the uttermost"

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  2. noun. : utmost. to the uttermost of our capacity H. S. Truman. Synonyms. Adjective. consummate. last. maximum. most. nth. outside. paramount. supreme. top. ultimate.

  3. Definition of uttermost adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. Uttermost definition: most remote or outermost; farthest. See examples of UTTERMOST used in a sentence.

  5. adjective. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity. “in the uttermost distress”. synonyms: extreme, utmost. intense. possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree. adjective. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order.

  6. 1. of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, etc.; greatest: of the utmost importance. 2. being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest. n. 3. the greatest degree or amount: providing the utmost in comfort. 4. the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: He did his utmost to win.

  7. The phrase means to the uttermost in some usages, but to the death in this usage.

  8. uttermost. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ut‧ter‧most /ˈʌtəməʊst $ -ərmoʊst/ adjective literary or formal utmost Examples from the Corpus uttermost • Here we are in the uttermost depths of the Midlands.

  9. There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word uttermost, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. utmost /ˈʌtˌməʊst/, uttermost adj (prenominal) of the greatest possible degree or amount: the utmost degree. at the furthest limit: the utmost town on the peninsula. n. the greatest possible degree, extent, or amount: he tried his utmost. Etymology: Old English ūtemest, from ūte out + -mest most.

  11. A complete guide to the word "UTTERMOST": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.