uttermost
/ˈʌtəɹmoʊst/ · ut·ter.most
noun
- The highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent. The team reached the uttermost point of the marathon, exhausted but triumphant.
- The outermost point or position. The lighthouse stood at the uttermost tip of the rocky island.
adjective
- Extreme; utmost; of the farthest, greatest, or highest degree. The uttermost efforts of the team were not enough to overcome the opposition.
- Outermost; farthest from the center or a reference point. The uttermost layer of the atmosphere is the exosphere.
Did you know? The word 'uttermost' has been used in various contexts, including literature and poetry, to convey a sense of extremity or the highest degree. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', the character Prospero refers to the 'uttermost shore' of the island.