uttermost

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the greatest possible degree
  2. adjective of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
  3. adjective (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order

Etymology

From Middle English, alteration of uttermest. Compare inmost and innermost.

In classic literature

Synonyms

utmost, maximum, level best

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