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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The headstone placed at Shackleton’s grave site bears a quotation it attributes to Robert Browning: “I hold that a man should strive to the uttermost for his life’s set prize.”
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022
‘I will,’ he said, ‘that we now try to the uttermost this combat.’
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
“The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all, and this can only be achieved by uttermost self-sacrifice.”
From The New Yorker • Oct. 15, 2018
Show some admiration by making it clear that you are very sensitive to food-safety issues, implying that you are aware that uttermost exactitude is called for to accomplish this venerable task.
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2018
I sink down again, huddled, strained to the uttermost.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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