Dictionary Definition
uttermost adj
1 of the greatest possible degree or extent or
intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure";
"utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost
distress" [syn: extreme,
utmost(a),
uttermost(a)]
2 (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or
time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go
beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the
furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn:
farthermost,
farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost] n : the greatest possible
degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost, maximum, level
best]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- (US)
- /ˈʌtərmoʊst/
- /"Vt@rmoUst/
Adjective
uttermost- Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest
degree.
- They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. - Psalms 65:8