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   In ex·tre·mis

   /ˌin əkˈstrāməs/

   

   adverb

   • 1. in an extremely difficult situation: "they suddenly find themselves in extremis 20 miles out to sea"
   • ▪ at the point of death: "cannibalism is rare but, in extremis, it is something to which the human species will resort"

   Word Origin Latin, from in ‘in’ + extremis, ablative plural of extremus ‘outermost’.

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