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exposition: An extravaganza was staged to celebrate the opening
of the Channel Tunnel.
extreme adj. 1 unusual, uncommon, exceptional, outstanding, notable,
noteworthy, abnormal, different, extraordinary, remarkable: We
experienced extreme difficulty driving home. 2 immoderate,
excessive, severe, intense, acute, maximum, worst: This
equipment is made to withstand extreme arctic conditions. 3
outermost, endmost, farthest, ultimate, utmost, uttermost,
remotest, last, far-off, far-away, distant, very: She walked to
the extreme end of the pier. 4 rigid, stern, severe, strict,
conservative, hidebound, stiff, stringent, restrictive,
constrictive, uncompromising, Draconian, harsh, drastic:
Grandfather favoured taking extreme measures against terrorists.
5 unconventional, radical, outrageous, wild, weird, bizarre,
queer, outrageous, offbeat, exotic, eccentric, different, outr‚,
Slang far-out, way-out, US and Canadian kooky: I find your
outfit too extreme to wear in public. 6 beyond the pale or
limits or bounds, extravagant, inordinate, excessive,
disproportionate, outrageous: Because of your extreme
behaviour, you will be confined to the house for a week.
--n. 7 Often, extremes. limit(s), bounds, utmost, maximum,
Colloq swing: Try to be more moderate and to avoid extremes. 8
Often, go to extremes. limit(s), bounds, maximum, acme, zenith,
pinnacle, summit, height, apex, apogee, peak, extremity; depth,
nadir: Thea's moods varied between the extremes of joy and
grief. 9 in the extreme. extremely, very, exceptionally,
exceedingly, extraordinarily, unusually: His table manners are
rude in the extreme.
extremely adv. very, exceedingly, outrageously, extraordinarily,
unusually, uncommonly, exceptionally, damned, hellishly, to the
nth degree, Colloq Brit bloody, US darned: The service was
extremely bad. They are extremely stupid.
extremity n. 1 end, termination, limit, edge, boundary, bound, border,
margin; periphery; frontier: A fence marks the eastern
extremity of our land. 2 extremities. fingers, fingertips,
toes; hands, feet; arms, legs, limbs; paws, trotters, hooves,
wings: His extremities were numb with frostbite. 3 extreme,
utmost, maximum, limit(s), bounds: The situation tested the
extremity of my patience. They were driven to extremities in