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extreme
English
Alternative forms
- extream, extreame (obsolete)
- xtreme (informal, nonstandard)
Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extr?mus, the superlative of exter.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?st?i?m/, /?k?st?i?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?st?im/
Adjective
extreme (comparative extremer or more extreme, superlative extremest or most extreme)
- Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
- In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
- Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
- Drastic, or of great severity.
- Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
- (archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
- the extreme hour of life
Synonyms
- (place): farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest
- (in greatest or highest degree): greatest, highest
- (excessive): excessive, too much
- (drastic): drastic, severe
- (sports): dangerous
- (ultimate): final, last, ultimate
Antonyms
- (place): closest, nearest
- (in greatest or highest degree): least
- (excessive): moderate, reasonable
- (drastic): moderate, reasonable
Derived terms
- extremeness
Translations
Noun
extreme (plural extremes)
- The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
- Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
- A drastic expedient.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
Translations
Adverb
extreme (comparative more extreme, superlative most extreme)
- (archaic) Extremely.
- 1796 Charles Burney, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Metastasio 2.5:
- In the empty and extreme cold theatre.
- 1796 Charles Burney, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Metastasio 2.5:
Usage notes
- Formerly used to modify adjectives and sometimes adverbs, but rarely verbs.
Derived terms
- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- extremely
- extreme ironing
- extreme unction
Related terms
- extremum
See also
- mean
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “extreme”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
extreme
- Inflected form of extreem
German
Adjective
extreme
- inflection of extrem:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Ido
Adverb
extreme
- extremely
Latin
Noun
extr?me
- vocative singular of extr?mus
References
- extreme in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- extreme in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Middle French
Adjective
extreme m or f (plural extremes)
- extreme
Spanish
Verb
extreme
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of extremar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of extremar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of extremar.
Swedish
Adjective
extreme
- absolute definite natural masculine form of extrem.
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prodigious
English
Etymology
From Middle French prodigieux, from Latin pr?digi?sus (“unnatural, strange, wonderful, marvelous”), from pr?digium (“an omen, portent, monster”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???d?d???s/
- Rhymes: -?d??s
Adjective
prodigious (comparative more prodigious, superlative most prodigious)
- Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
- Extraordinarily exciting or amazing.
- (obsolete) Ominous, portentous.
- Monstrous; freakish.
Synonyms
- gigantic, colossal, huge, enormous; See also Thesaurus:gigantic
- amazing
- ominous, portentous
Derived terms
- prodigiously
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- prodigious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- prodigious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- prodigious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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