Category:Utmost

Ut"most`, a. Etym: [oe. utmeste, utemest, as., a superlative fr. Out. Out, and cf. Aftermost, outmost, uttermost.]

1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most Distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost Extent of human knowledge. Spenser. We coasted within two leagues of antibes, which is the utmost town in France. Evelyn. Betwixt two thieves i spend my utmost breath. Herbert.

2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the Like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the Utmost misery or happiness. He shall answer. . . to his utmost peril. Shak. Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. Shak.

Utmost Ut"most`, n.

Defn: the most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, Degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. We have tried the utmost of our friends. Shak.