utmost
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈʌtməʊ̯st/ / /ˈʌtməst/ / /ˈʌtmoʊ̯st/
adj
Etymology: PIE word *úd From Middle English utmost, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ūtmest, ūtemest [and other forms], from ūt, ūte (“out; outdoors, outside”) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). Ūt is derived from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out, outward”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“out, outward”). Equivalent to out + -most.
- The most extreme; greatest, ultimate.
“the utmost assiduity”
“the utmost harmony”
noun
Etymology: PIE word *úd From Middle English utmost, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ūtmest, ūtemest [and other forms], from ūt, ūte (“out; outdoors, outside”) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). Ūt is derived from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out, outward”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“out, outward”). Equivalent to out + -most.
- The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.
“at the utmost to the utmost”
“[...] I am reſolved to pluck up the heart of a man, and to try my utmoſt to get from under his hand.”