extreme
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin extremus, the superlative of exterus
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪkˈstɹiːm/, SAMPA: /Ik"stri:m/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Adjective
extreme (comparative more extreme, superlative most extreme)
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- Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
- At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
- In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
- He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
- Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
- His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
- Drastic, or of great severity.
- I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
- Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
- Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
- (archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
[edit] Synonyms
- (place): farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest
- (in greatest or highest degree): greatest, highest
- (excessive): excessive, too much
- (drastic): drastic, severe
- (sports): dangerous
- (ultimate): final, last, ultimate
[edit] Antonyms
- (place): closest, nearest
- (in greatest or highest degree): least
- (excessive): moderate, reasonable
- (drastic): moderate, reasonable
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[edit] Translations
of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
in the greatest or highest degree; intense
excessive, or far beyond the norm
drastic, or of great severity
of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
archaic: ultimate, final or last
[edit] Noun
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extreme (plural extremes)
- The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
- Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
- extremes of temperature
- A drastic expedient.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
[edit] Translations
greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
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[edit] Verb
extreme (infinitive: extremar)
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of extremar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of extremar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of extremar.
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