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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“O Warden of the Uttermost House, wherefore should we forbear?” said the Sea-eagle.
From The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men by Morris, William
Author of "The Uttermost Farthing," "The Chink in the Armour," etc., etc.
From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
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
You might explore the World of Dress, from the Land of the Midnight Follies to the Uttermost parts of Greenwich Village and find nothing exactly like it.
From This Giddy Globe by Herford, Oliver
We have come to see thee, Lord, and how the folk do in the Uttermost Marches.
From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by Morris, William
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