extreme
A2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ɪkˈstriːm/US /ɪkˈstriːm/
Meaning
adjective
very great in degree
“We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.”
noun
a feeling, situation, way of behaving, etc. that is as different as possible from another or is opposite to it
“extremes of love and hate”
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“like a giant meteor or super volcanoes or extreme climate change.”
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“President Healey, Chair Capozzi, Provost Rice, Dean Rollag, members of the governing boards, parents, spouses, friends, and babies, and my fellow graduates, it is my extreme honor to speak to you today”
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