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Definition: IN THE EXTREME


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. As much as possible. ``The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme.'' --J. P. Peters.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Definition: IN THE EXTREME


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. As much as possible. ``The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme.'' --J. P. Peters.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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Common Expressions: IN THE EXTREME

Expressions	Definition
In the extreme	As much as possible. ``The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme.'' --J. P. Peters. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Specialty Expressions: IN THE EXTREME

Expressions	Domain	Definition
In the extreme	Computing	In the extreme adj. A preferred superlative suffix for many hackish terms. See, for example, `obscure in the extreme' under obscure, and compare highly. Source: Jargon File..
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top