uttermost
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈʌtəɹmoʊst/
Adjective

uttermost (not comparable)

  1. Outermost.
  2. 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.
Noun

uttermost (uncountable)

  1. 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.



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