different between utmost vs extremely

utmost

English

Etymology

From Middle English utmest, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ?tmest, ?temest [and other forms], from ?t, ?te (out; outdoors, outside) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). ?t is derived from Proto-Germanic *?t (out, outward), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (out, outward).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??tm?(??)st/
  • (General American) enPR: ?t'm?st, IPA(key): /??tmo??st/, [???-], [??t-]
  • Hyphenation: ut?most

Adjective

utmost (not comparable)

  1. Situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.
    Synonyms: outmost, uttermost, yondermost
  2. The most extreme; greatest, ultimate.

Derived terms

  • utmostly

Related terms

  • outermost
  • outmost
  • uttermost

Translations

Noun

utmost (countable and uncountable, plural utmosts)

  1. The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.
    Synonym: yondermost

Translations

References

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extremely

English

Alternative forms

  • extreamely, extreamly (obsolete)

Etymology

extreme +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ks?t?i?mli/

Adverb

extremely (comparative more extremely, superlative most extremely)

  1. (degree) To an extreme degree.

Derived terms

  • extremely low frequency

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:extremely

Translations

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