Adjective

(-)

Situated at the most distant limit; farthest

* Evelyn

We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France.

* Herbert

Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.

The most extreme; ultimate; greatest

* (William Shakespeare)

He shall answerto his utmost peril.

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* 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .

Indeed at this very moment he's slipped away with the utmost cunning into a form that's most perplexing to investigate.

Adjective

(en-adj)

Strained; tightly drawn.

Strict, very close or earnest.

Extreme in degree; excessive.

Extreme in size or strength.

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Stressful and tiring.

Very severe.