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adjective

Utmost adj.

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. "We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France." "Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath."

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. "He shall answer... to his utmost peril." "Six or seven thousand is their utmost power."

noun

Utmost n. The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. "We have tried the utmost of our friends."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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