uttermost

[ uht-er-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st ]

/ ˈʌt ərˌmoʊst or, esp. British, -məst /

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adjective

most remote or outermost; farthest: the uttermost stars.

of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, etc.; greatest: The country's art has reached uttermost creativity.

noun

utmost.

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Origin of uttermost

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at utter², -most

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Examples from the Web for uttermost

To be bored was to his mind the uttermost depth of misfortune.
The American Baron|James De Mille
It is always full; it is always free; and the sign over its entrance is—“Able to save to the uttermost.”
Sermons of Christmas Evans|Joseph Cross
Because, as scarcely needs saying, the principle of self-help is strained to the uttermost at time of child-birth.
Change in the Village|(AKA George Bourne) George Sturt
He meant to take the uttermost risk, but he had no notion of being captured.
The Scouts of Stonewall|Joseph A. Altsheler

He took it all for granted, then—and claimed her conditional promise to the uttermost.
Hypatia|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for uttermost

uttermost

/ (ˈʌtəˌməʊst) /

adjective, noun

a variant of utmost

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Word Origin and History for uttermost

uttermost

c.1300, from utter + -most. More recent than utmost. Middle English also had uttermore (late 14c.), now, alas, no longer with us.

uttermost

adjective

noun

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Origin of uttermost

Examples from the Web for uttermost

uttermost

adjective, noun

uttermost