The highest part of anything; the top, summit.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [noun] > quality or fact of being extreme > highest, utmost, or extreme degree (26) heightOE The highest part of anything; the top, summit. perfectiona1398 gen. concrete. An embodiment of perfection; a perfect person or thing; the perfect example or epitome of a quality, type, etc. Also: †a manifestation… utterestc1410 The very most; = utmost, n. 2 2b Obsolete. uttermosta1425 The very most; = utmost, n. 2 2b Obsolete. tiptoec1440 transferred and figurative: cf. A. 1b (Often the tiptoe.) pinnaclec1450 figurative. The highest point, pitch, or summit of achievement, success, etc.; the acme or climax. Also: †a perfect embodiment or exemplar of… utmost1472 That which is greatest or of the highest degree; the most or greatest possible or attainable in respect of force, skill, etc.; the utmost point… outmostc1535 Chiefly Scottish. The utmost point, degree, or limit; the maximum or greatest amount possible. Frequently in to (also unto) the outmost and to do one… extremity1543 The extreme or utmost degree, that which reaches the utmost point. †Also in phrases in, to (an, the, that) extremity. Obsolete = extreme, adj. 4. abyss1548 figurative. An extremity of some condition or quality (usually a negative one); a condition from which recovery is impossible or unlikely. top1552 The highest pitch or degree; the height, summit, zenith, pinnacle; now esp. in the top of one's bent (see bent, n.2 9), the top of one's voice, and… furthest, utmost stretch1558 furthest, utmost stretch: the utmost degree to which a thing can be extended. Now rare or Obsolete. summa summarum1567 The sum total; (also) the final outcome or result of something. Now somewhat rare. superlative1573 In extended and allusive use. With the. The highest degree, esp. in respect of excellence; the most extreme mode. Frequently in in the superlative. strain1576 A stretch, extreme degree, height, pitch (of a quality, activity, etc.). Now rare. extreme1595 The utmost imaginable or tolerable degree of anything; a very high degree. Also in phrases in the extreme, to an extreme, to the extreme; in extremes… fine1596 The extreme part or limit of anything; a boundary. Also figurative: an extreme case or measure. Obsolete. last1602 The worst or most extreme instance of. Obsolete. yondmost1608 Farthest, most distant; farthest advanced, extreme, utmost; also absol. (the yondmost) = the uttermost. super-superlative1623 A degree beyond the superlative; a super-superlative form. pitch1624 figurative. The highest or supreme point or degree of something; the acme, the climax. Cf. senses 25a 26. utmostness1674 pink1720 figurative. Usually with the. The most perfect condition or degree of something; the highest or most desirable state. in the pink (colloquial): in… supreme1817 With the. The highest degree or amount of something. Now rare. ultima Thule1828 transferred. As the type of the extreme limit of travel and discovery, chiefly (after Latin usage) in the phrase ultima Thule (farthest Thule)… peak1902 figurative. A highest point, summit, or zenith of achievement, success, development, etc.; a climax, an acme. In later use: esp. a point (in time)… |
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