uttermost
Americanadjective
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most remote or outermost; farthest.
the uttermost stars.
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of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, etc.; greatest.
The country's art has reached uttermost creativity.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of uttermost
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at utter 2, -most
Example Sentences
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Uttermost, ut′ėr-mōst, adj. farthest out: utmost.—n. the greatest degree.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The engaging of Mr. Uttermost, the curate, whom perhaps you have heard preach in the new church, had nothing whatever to do with Dean Drone's head.
From Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Leacock, Stephen
They rose with a whirr and kuk, kuk, kukkered; The fox ran on with a mask unpuckered By Boshale Stump and Uttermost Penny, Where the grass was short and the tracks were many.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
In peace he dwelt, and becoming a great Arhat, in peace he departed to that Uttermost Joy where is the Blessed One made manifest in Pure Light.
From The ninth vibration and other stories by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)
Author of "The Uttermost Farthing," "The Chink in the Armour," etc., etc.
From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
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