uttermost

English

Etymology

Middle English, alteration of uttermest

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈʌtərmoʊst/, X-SAMPA: /"Vt@rmoUst/

Adjective

uttermost (not comparable)

1. Outermost
2. Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.
   • (Can we date this quote?) 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)^[1] Psalms 65:8

     They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Noun

uttermost

1. The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.