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Utmost (?), a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. &unr_;temest, a superlative fr. &unr_;te out. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Out, and cf. Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.]
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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.
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We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France.
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Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.
Herbert.
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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.
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He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril.
Shak.
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Six or seven thousand is their utmost power.
Shak.
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