in extremis

in ex·tre·mis

I0124200 (ĭn ĕk-strē′mĭs)adv.1. At the point of death.2. In grave or extreme circumstances.

[Latin in extrēmīs : in, in + extrēmīs, ablative pl. of extrēmus, extreme.]

in extremis

(ɪn ɪkˈstriːmɪs) adv1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) in extremity; in dire straits2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) at the point of death[literally: in the furthest reaches]

in ex•tre•mis

(ɪn ɛksˈtrɛ mis; Eng. ɪn ɪkˈstri mɪs)

adv. Latin. 1. in extremity. 2. near death.

in extremis

A situation of such exceptional urgency that immediate action must be taken to minimize imminent loss of life or catastrophic degradation of the political or military situation.

in extremis

A Latin phrase meaning in the furthest extreme, used to mean on the point of dying.

Thesaurus

Adv.

in extremis - at the point of death

Translations

in extremis

[in ek-stre´mis] (L.) at the point of death.

in ex·tre·mis

(in eks-trē'mis), At the point of death. [L. extremus, last]

in extremis

At the point of death; circling the drain

in ex·tre·mis

(in eks-trē'mis) At the point of death. [L. extremus, last]

in extremis

Adv . near to death, in extreme danger of dying.

in ex·tre·mis

(in eks-trē'mis) At the point of death. [L. extremus, last]

in extremis

In Extremis

[Latin, In extremity.] A term used in reference to the last illness prior to death.

A causa mortis gift is made by an individual who is in extremis.

in extremis

(in ex-tree-miss) adj. facing imminent death.

in extremis

‘in the final illness’.

IN EXTREMIS. This phrase is used to denote the end of life; as, a marriage in extremis, is one made at the end of life. Vide Extremis.