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- DictionaryEx·treme/ikˈstrēm/
adjective
- 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: "extreme cold"
- 2. furthest from the center or a given point; outermost: "the extreme northwest of Scotland"
noun
- 1. either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: "unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other"
- 2. the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).
The meaning of EXTREME is existing in a very high degree. How to use extreme in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Extreme.
noun. the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree: cautious to an extreme. one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible: the extremes of joy and grief. the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average: extremes in dress.
EXTREME definition: 1. very large in amount or degree: 2. very severe or bad: 3. Extreme beliefs and political…. Learn more.
Something extreme is far out, either in terms of distance or intensity. Extreme sports are wild or dangerous, and an extreme height is very high. When you talk about extreme things, you're talking about things that are very, very...something. An extreme point is the farthest distance from a place.
EXTREME definition: 1. the most unusual or most serious possible: 2. very large in amount or degree: 3. having such…. Learn more.
1. : very great in degree. The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold. They are living in extreme poverty. If you have to go out in the storm, use extreme caution. [=be very careful] [+] more examples. 2. [more extreme; most extreme] : very serious or severe. She went on an extreme diet.
1. being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity. extreme cold. extreme difficulty. 2. exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate. extreme behaviour. 3. very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic.
Definition of extreme adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Extreme definition: of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average. See examples of EXTREME used in a sentence.
a feeling, situation, way of behaving, etc. that is as different as possible from another or is opposite to it. extremes of love and hate. He used to be very shy, but now he's gone to the opposite extreme (= changed from one extreme kind of behaviour to another).
