extreme+degree
31extreme — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. remote, utmost, farthest, last, final, ultra, radical, drastic; excessive, inordinate, deep, intense, desperate, outrageous, immoderate, greatest. See end, greatness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [The… …
32extreme — 1. adjective 1) extreme danger Syn: utmost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, supreme, great, acute, enormous, severe, high, exceptional, extraordinary Ant …
33extreme — Synonyms and related words: Draconian, Thule, Ultima Thule, a bit much, abandon, abandoned, abnormal, acme, acute, aggrandized, aggrandizement, all, amplification, amplified, anarchistic, anarcho syndicalist, apex, apogee, at the height, ballyhoo …
34extreme — ex·treme || ɪk striËm n. pronounced or excessive degree, highest degree; complete opposite adj. radical, excessive; most, greatest; farthest …
35extreme — I. a. 1. Outermost, utmost, farthest, uttermost, most distant, most remote. 2. Greatest, highest, of the highest, of the rarest kind. 3. Last, final, ultimate. 4. Extravagant, immoderate, excessive, unreasonable. II. n. 1. End, extremity. 2 …
36extreme sport — /əkstrim ˈspɔt/ (say uhkstreem spawt) noun a sport, such as bungee jumping, canyoning, etc., in which a person contends with the forces of nature, and in so doing incurs a high degree of physical risk …
37in the extreme — phrasal : to the greatest possible extent or degree would find the task wearisome in the extreme Lionel McColvin * * * in the extreme 1. To the highest degree 2. Extremely • • • Main Entry: ↑extreme * * * in the extreme …
38(to) the nth degree — to the nth ˈdegree idiom extremely; to an extreme degree Main entry: ↑nthidiom …
39In the extreme — Extreme Ex*treme , n. 1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity. [1913 Webster] 2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; often in the… …
40To a degree — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …
