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Webster 1913 Edition
Utmost
Ut′mostˊ
,Adj.
1.
Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme;
as, the
. utmost
limits of the land; the utmost
extent of human knowledgeSpenser.
We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the
utmost
town in France. Evelyn.
Betwixt two thieves I spend my
utmost
breath. Herbert.
2.
Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest;
as, the
. utmost
assiduity; the utmost
harmony; the utmost
misery or happinessHe shall answer . . . to his
utmost
peril. Shakespeare
Six or seven thousand is their
utmost
power. Shakespeare
Ut′mostˊ
,Noun.
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. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Utmost
UT'MOST
, a.1.
Extreme; being at the furthest point or extremity; as the utmost limit of North America; the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge.2.
Being in the greatest or highest degree; as the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness; the utmost peril.UT'MOST
,Noun.
I will be free even to the utmost as I please in words.
Definition 2024
utmost
utmost
English
Adjective
utmost (not comparable)
- Situated at the most distant limit; farthest.
- Evelyn
- We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France.
- Herbert
- Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.
- the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge
- Evelyn
- The most extreme; ultimate; greatest.
- William Shakespeare
- He shall answer […] to his utmost peril.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:
- Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 236d.
- Indeed at this very moment he's slipped away with the utmost cunning into a form that's most perplexing to investigate.
- the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness
- William Shakespeare
Related terms
Translations
Situated at the most distant limit
The most extreme, ultimate
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Noun
utmost (countable and uncountable, plural utmosts)
- Maximum; greatest possible amount or quantity.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:
- Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.
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