uttermost
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈʌtəɹmoʊst/
uttermost (not comparable)
- Outermost.
- Extreme; utmost; of the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗:Psalms 65:8
- They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
uttermost (uncountable)
- The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.
- circa 1596-97 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene i:
- Thou know'st that all my fortunes are at sea;
- Neither have I money, nor commodity
- To raise a present sum: therefore, go forth;
- Try what my credit can in Venice do:
- That shall be rack'd, even to the uttermost,
- To furnish thee to Belmont, to fair Portia.
- Go, presently inquire, and so will I,
- Where money is; and I no question make,
- To have it of my trust or for my sake.
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 563:
- […] So we cried to him, "O Rais, what is the matter?"; and he replied saying, "Seek ye deliverance of the Most High from the strait into which we have fallen and bemoan yourselves and take leave of one another; for know that the wind hath gotten the mastery of us and hath driven us into the uttermost of the seas of the world."
- 1943, John Temple Graves, The Fighting South (page 274):
- The free way will call for uttermosts in civilization, self-discipline and human excellence.
- circa 1596-97 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene i:
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