extreme
/ɛkˈstɹiːm//ɪkˈstɹim/noun
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The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
Example: extremes of temperature
A drastic expedient.
Example: Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
adjective
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Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
Example: At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
Example: He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
Example: His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
Drastic, or of great severity.
Example: I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
adverb
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Extremely.