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   extremity

   /ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the furthest point or limit of something: "the peninsula's western extremity" Similar limitendedgesidefarthest pointboundaryborderfrontierboundary lineboundbounding linepartition linedemarcation lineend pointcut-off pointterminationperimetercircumferenceoutsideoutlineconfineperipheryoutskirtsmarginbrinkrimlipfringevergethresholdcompassliterary:bournmargeskirtrare:ambitOpposite middle
   • ▪ the hands and feet: "tingling and numbness in the extremities" Similar hands and feetfingers and toeslimbs
   • 2. the degree to which something is extreme: "the extremity of the violence concerns us" Similar intensityhigh degreemagnitudeacutenessferocityvehemencefiercenessviolenceseverityseriousnessstrengthpowerpowerfulnesspotencyvigourforceforcefulnessgravitygravenessseverenessgrievousness
   • ▪ a condition of extreme adversity: "the terror of an animal in extremity" Similar dire straitstroubledifficultyhard timeshardshipadversitymisfortunedistresscrisisemergencydisastercatastrophecalamitycataclysmpredicamentplightmessdilemmasetbackreversereversaldestitutionindigenceexigencyinformal:fixpicklejamspotbindstewscrapeholesticky situationhot waterdeep waterhellhell on earthspot of bother

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French extremite or Latin extremitas, from extremus ‘utmost’ (see extreme).

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