a. [ L. extremus, superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf. F. extrême. See Exterior. ]
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Puritans or extreme Protestants. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
Extreme and mean ratio (Geom.),
Extreme distance. (Paint.)
Extreme unction.
☞ Although this adjective, being superlative in signification, is not properly subject to comparison, the superlative form not unfrequently occurs, especially in the older writers. “Tried in his extremest state.” Spenser. “Extremest hardships.” Sharp. “Extremest of evils.” Bacon. “Extremest verge of the swift brook.” Shak. “The sea's extremest borders.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
In the extreme
a. Having no extremes; infinite. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly;