English-Thai Dictionary

extreme

ADJ ที่ ร้ายแรง มาก  ที่ รุนแรง มาก  rigorous severe strict ti-rai-reang-mak

 

extreme

ADJ ที่สุด  final ultimate ti-sud

 

extreme

ADJ ที่ ห่าง ที่สุด (โดยเฉพาะ จาก จุดศูนย์กลาง  farthest ti-hang-ti-sud

 

extreme

N ระดับ ที่มาก ที่สุด  ระดับ ที่สูง ที่สุด  climax maximum ra-dab-ti-mak-ti-sud

 

extremely

ADV อย่าง สุดขีด  อย่างมาก  อย่างยิ่ง  อย่างยิ่งยวด  อย่าง ที่สุด  อย่างเต็มที่  อย่างรุนแรง ที่สุด  เต็ม พิกัด  อย่าง บ้าคลั่ง  greatly utterly yang-sud-kid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTREME

a.[L. extremus, last. ] Outermost; utmost; farthest; at the utmost point, edge or border; as the extreme verge or point of a thing. 1. Greatest; most violent; utmost; as extreme pain, grief, or suffering; extreme joy or pleasure.
2. Last; beyond which there is none; as an extreme remedy.
3. Utmost; worst or best that can exist or be supposed; as an extreme case.
4. Most pressing; as extreme necessity.
Extreme unction, among the Romanists, is the anointing of a sick person with oil, when decrepit with age or affected with some mortal disease, and usually just before death. It is applied to the eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, hands, feet and reins of penitents, and is supposed to represent the grace of God poured into the soul.
Extreme and mean proportion, in geometry, is when a line is so divided, that the whole line is to the greater segment, as the segment is to the less; or when a line is so divided, that the rectangle under the whole line and the lesser segment is equal to the square of the greater segment.

 

EXTREME

n.The utmost point or verge of a thing; that part which terminates a body; extremity. 1. Utmost point; furthest degree; as the extremes of heat and cold; the extremes of virtue and vice. Avoid extremes. Extremes naturally beget each other.
There is a natural progression from the extreme of anarchy to the extreme of tyranny.
2. In logic, the extremes or extreme terms of a syllogism are the predicate and subject. Thus, "man is an animal: Peter is a man, therefore Peter is an animal; " the word animal is the greater extreme, and man the medium.
3. In mathematics, the extremes are the first and last terms of a proportion; as, when three magnitudes are proportional, the rectangle contained by the extremes is equal contained by the extremes is equal to the square of the mean.

 

EXTREMELY

adv. In the utmost degree; to the utmost point. It is extremely hot or cold; it is extremely painful. 1. In familiar language, very much; greatly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXTREME

Ex *treme ", a. Etym: [L. extremus, superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf. F. extrême. See Exterior. ]

 

1. At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.

 

2. Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of life.

 

3. The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly. "The extremest remedy. " Dryden. "Extreme rapidity. " Sir W. Scott. Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire. Shak.

 

4. Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions. The Puritans or extreme Protestants. Gladstone.

 

5. (Mus. )

 

Defn: Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth. Extreme and mean ratio (Geom.), the relation of a line and its segments when the line is so divided that the whole is to the greater segment is to the less. -- Extreme distance. (Paint. ) See Distance. , n., 6. -- Extreme unction. See under Unction.

 

Note: 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.

 

EXTREME

EXTREME Ex *treme ", n.

 

1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.

 

2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc. ; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet. His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness. Bancroft.

 

3. An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc. "Resolute in most extremes." Shak.

 

4. (Logic )

 

Defn: Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them.

 

5. (Math. )

 

Defn: The first or the last term of a proportion or series. In the extreme as much as possible. "The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme. " J. P. Peters.

 

EXTREMELESS

EXTREMELESS Ex *treme "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no extremes; infinite.

 

EXTREMELY

EXTREMELY Ex *treme "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

extreme

ex treme |ikˈstrēm ɪkˈstrim | ▶adjective 1 reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: extreme cold. • not usual; exceptional: in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged. • very severe or serious: expulsion is an extreme sanction. • (of a person or their opinions ) advocating severe or drastic measures; far from moderate, esp. politically: the party has expelled some of its more extreme members. • denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or whitewater rafting. 2 [ attrib. ] furthest from the center or a given point; outermost: the extreme northwest of Scotland. ▶noun 1 either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other. • the highest or most extreme degree of something: extremes of temperature. • a very severe or serious act: he was unwilling to go to the extreme of civil war. 2 Logic the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term ). PHRASES extremes meet proverb opposite extremes have much in common. go (or take something ) to extremes take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree: we may go to extremes to find peace and quiet. in the extreme to an extreme degree: the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme. DERIVATIVES ex treme ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost, ’ superlative of exterus ‘outer. ’

 

extremely

ex treme ly |ikˈstrēmlē ɪkˈstriːmli | ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] to a very great degree; very: this is an extremely difficult thing to do.

 

extreme unction

ex treme unc tion |ɪkˈstrim | ▶noun (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, esp. when administered to the dying.

 

Oxford Dictionary

extreme

ex |treme |ɪkˈstriːm, ɛk- | ▶adjective 1 reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: extreme cold. • not usual; exceptional: in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged. • very severe or serious: expulsion is an extreme sanction. • (of a person or their opinions ) far from moderate, especially politically: groups of his more extreme supporters rioted in front of parliament. • denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great risk, such as white-water rafting. 2 [ attrib. ] furthest from the centre or a given point: the extreme north-west of Scotland. ▶noun 1 either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: we represented opposite extremes of college society —he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals. • the highest or most extreme degree of something: extremes of temperature. • a very severe or serious measure: the extreme of applying for poor relief. 2 Logic the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term ). PHRASES extremes meet proverb opposite extremes have much in common. go (or take something ) to extremes take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree: they took a commendable anti-ageist policy to extremes. in the extreme to an extreme degree. DERIVATIVES extremeness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost ’, superlative of exterus ‘outer ’.

 

extremely

ex |treme ¦ly |ɪkˈstriːmli, ɛk- | ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] to a very great degree; very: this is an extremely difficult thing to do.

 

extreme unction

ex |treme unc |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, especially when administered to the dying.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

extreme

extreme adjective 1 extreme danger: utmost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, supreme, great, acute, enormous, severe, high, exceptional, extraordinary. ANTONYMS slight. 2 extreme measures: drastic, serious, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, impactful; heavy, sharp, severe, austere, harsh, tough, strict, rigorous, oppressive, draconian. ANTONYMS mild. 3 extreme views: radical, extremist, immoderate, fanatical, revolutionary, rebel, subversive, militant, far-right, far-left. ANTONYMS moderate. 4 extreme sports: dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk, adventurous. ANTONYMS tame, safe. 5 the extreme north: furthest, farthest, furthermost, far, very, utmost; archaic outmost. ANTONYMS near. ▶noun 1 the two extremes: opposite, antithesis, side of the coin, (opposite ) pole, antipode. 2 this attitude is taken to its extreme in the following quote: limit, extremity, highest /greatest degree, maximum, height, top, zenith, peak, ne plus ultra. PHRASES in the extreme David was generous in the extreme. See extremely. WORD LINKS ultra- forming words meaning ‘to an extreme degree; very, ’ such as ultralight (‘extremely lightweight ’)Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

extremely

extremely adverb even on the hottest days, the caverns are extremely cold: very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, in the extreme, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, intensely, acutely, singularly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily; informal terrifically, awfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, damn, damned, ever so, real, mighty, awful, way, darned, gosh-darn; archaic exceeding. ANTONYMS slightly, barely.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

extreme

extreme adjective 1 they were in extreme danger: utmost, uttermost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, ultimate, supreme, paramount, great, acute, major, intense, enormous, severe, high, superlative, exceptional, extraordinary. ANTONYMS slight. 2 such an appalling situation calls for extreme measures: drastic, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, substantial; unrelenting, unbending, unyielding, remorseless, uncompromising, unmitigated; heavy, sharp, severe, austere, stern, harsh, tough, strict, rigorous, swingeing, punishing, punitive, excessive, oppressive, draconian, ferocious. ANTONYMS mild. 3 a person of extreme views: radical, extremist, immoderate, exaggerated, intemperate, outrageous, unreasonable; fanatical, diehard, overzealous, revolutionary, rebel, rebellious, subversive, militant, combative; informal over the top, OTT. ANTONYMS moderate. 4 extreme sports: dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk; reckless, foolhardy, daredevil, breakneck, daring, adventurous. ANTONYMS safe; tame. 5 the extreme tip of a narrow peninsula: furthest, farthest, furthermost, farthermost, furthest /farthest away, very, utmost, outermost, most distant, aftermost, endmost, ultimate, final, last, terminal, remotest; rare outmost. ANTONYMS near. ▶noun 1 the two extremes of standardized and non-standardized interviews: opposite, antithesis, (other ) side of the coin, (opposite ) pole, contrary, (exclusive ) alternative; opposing pair; rare antipode. ANTONYMS medium. 2 this attitude is taken to its extreme in the following quote: limit, extremity, highest /greatest degree, maximum, height, high, low; ceiling, top, zenith, pinnacle, peak, apex, climax, ultimate, optimum, acme, epitome. ANTONYMS minimum. PHRASES in the extreme David was generous in the extreme. See extremely. WORD LINKS extreme ultra- related prefix, as in ultra-cautious Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

extremely

extremely adverb we are all extremely worried: very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, to a fault, in the extreme, extra, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, abundantly, intensely, acutely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly; all that, to a great extent, most, so; Scottish unco; French très; N. English right; informal terrifically, awfully, fearfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, oh-so, stinking, mucho, damn, damned; informal, dated devilish, hellish, frightfully; Brit. informal ever so, well, bloody, dead, dirty, jolly, fair; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, powerful, awful, plumb, darned, way, bitching; S. African informal lekker; archaic exceeding. ANTONYMS moderately; slightly; by no means.

 

French Dictionary

extrême

extrême adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui est le plus loin. : L ’extrême limite. SYNONYME dernier ; ultime . 2 Au plus haut point, suprême. : Une chaleur extrême. SYNONYME intense . nom masculin Opposé, contraire. : Passer d ’un extrême à l ’autre. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un extrême. LOCUTIONS À l ’extrême. Au plus haut degré, au-delà de toute mesure. : Il se fâcha à l ’extrême et perdit tout jugement. Sports extrêmes. Sports comportant certains dangers, des conditions particulières de difficulté. : Les éditeurs ont aussi su capter l ’attrait du public pour les sports comme le deltaplane, le surf des neiges et autres sports extrêmes.

 

extrêmement

extrêmement adv. adverbe Au plus haut degré, très. : Elle est extrêmement gentille. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot excessivement, qui est généralement suivi d ’un adjectif exprimant un défaut, alors que l ’adverbe extrêmement peut se construire avec un adjectif dont le sens est favorable ou défavorable.

 

extrême-onction

extrême -onction n. f. (pl. extrêmes -onctions ) nom féminin Sacrement catholique administré à un malade en danger de mort.

 

Spanish Dictionary

extremeño, -ña

extremeño, -ña adjetivo 1 Relativo a Extremadura, comunidad autónoma española, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Extremadura .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Variedad dialectal del castellano que se habla en Extremadura .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

extreme

ex treme /ɪkstríːm, eks- / (! -tre-は /triː /) 〖語源は 「一番外側の 」〗(副 )extremely 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗極度の , 非常な ; 最大の ▸ We had to proceed with extreme caution .我々は非常に警戒しながら進まなければならなかった ▸ Extreme care must be taken .十二分の注意を払わなければならない ▸ extreme heat [cold ]酷暑 [厳寒 ]▸ extreme poverty 極貧 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗過激な , 激しい (↔moderate )▸ the extreme right-wing 極右 3 極端な , 度を超えた ; 徹底的な ▸ in extreme cases 極端な場合には ▸ an extreme example 極端な例 ▸ refugees in extreme circumstances 極限状況にある難民たち 4 〖名詞 の前で 〗いちばん端の , 末端の ▸ the extreme north 最北端, 極北 ▸ the extreme end 最先端 5 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘スポーツ 〙極限の , エクストリームの 〈スポーツ スキーなど 〉; エクストリーム競技の 〈スキーヤー サーファーなど 〉.6 最後の, 最終の .名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗極端, 極度 ▸ extremes of temperature 極端な温度 ▸ the extremes of distress 極度の貧苦 2 かけ離れたもの ; 極端な状態 [行動 ]▸ between the two extremes 両極端の間で ▸ at the other [opposite ] extreme 正反対に ▸ the extremes of heat and cold 寒暑の両極端 ▸ go from one extreme to the other 正反対の行動 [立場 ]をとる ▸ Extremes meet .｟ことわざ ｠両極端は相通ずる 3 〘数 〙(比例の )外項 ; 極値 .4 〘論 〙(命題の )主辞 , 賓辞 ; (三段論法の )大 [小 ]名辞 .c à rry A to extr é mes A 〈事 〉を極端に推し進める .g ò to extr é mes 極端に走る .in the extr é me ｟かたく ｠極度に (!｟コーパス ｠通例否定的な意味を持った 形容詞 の直後に置かれて意味を強める ) ▸ difficult in the extreme きわめて困難な .t à ke A to extr é mes A 〈事 〉を極端に解釈する .～̀ f í ghting エクストリームファイティング 〘格闘技の一種 〙.～̀ ú nction 〘カトリック 〙終油の秘跡 〘危篤の病者に司祭が聖油を塗る 〙.～ness 名詞

 

extremely

ex treme ly /ɪkstríːmli, eks- /→extreme 副詞 比較なし 〖形容詞 副詞 の前で 〗極度に , 極端に, 非常に, きわめて (!veryよりも程度がはなはだしい ) ▸ It is extremely difficult to do that .それをするのは極度に困難だ ▸ We have worked extremely hard .我々はことのほか懸命に働いてきた ～̀ h ì gh fr é quency 極高周波 (｟略 ｠EHF ).～̀ l ò w fr é quency 極低周波 (｟略 ｠ELF ).