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utmost

ut·most [ út mst ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of greatest degree: of the greatest degree, number, or amount

2. at extremity: at the most distant point or extremity



noun 
Definition:
 
greatest degree or amount: the greatest degree, number, or amount of something, especially the greatest effort that somebody is capable of
I did my utmost to persuade her.

[ Old English ūt(e)mest<out + -most]
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