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: exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected. extreme weather conditions. 2. archaic : last. 3. : situated at the farthest possible point from a center. the country's extreme north. 4. a. : most advanced or thoroughgoing. the extreme political left.
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.
You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements which you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal.
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.
Definition of extreme adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EXTREME definition: 1. the most unusual or most serious possible: 2. very large in amount or degree: 3. having such…. Learn more.
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).
Noun. Adverb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. extremer, extremest. At the end or outermost point; farthest away; most remote; utmost. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. In or to the greatest degree; very great or greatest. Extreme pain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To an excessive degree; immoderate. Webster's New World.
