Sekirov Dictionary

extreme

/ɪkˈstɹiːm/

adjective 6
noun 6
adverb 1
forms 5

adjective6

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very great or very strong, at or near the highest possible level
- 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.
•
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
- Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
•
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
- At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
(no longer used) Ultimate, final or last.

noun6

The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
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A drastic expedient.
- Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
[plural only] (no longer used) Hardships, straits.
[plural only] (no longer used) One of the last moments of life.

adverb1

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(no longer used) Extremely.
- In the empty and extreme cold theatre. — 1796

forms

extremes · extremer · more extreme · extremest · most extreme

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