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Webster 1913 Edition

Utmost

Ut′mostˊ

,
Adj.
[OE.
utmeste
,
utemest
, AS.
[GREEK]temest
, a superlative fr.
[GREEK]te
out. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]. See
Out
, and cf.
Aftermost
,
Outmost
,
Uttermost
.]
1.
Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme;
as, the
utmost
limits of the land; the
utmost
extent of human knowledge
.
Spenser.
We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the
utmost
town in France.
Evelyn.
Betwixt two thieves I spend my
utmost
breath.
Herbert.
2.
Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest;
as, the
utmost
assiduity; the
utmost
harmony; the
utmost
misery or happiness
.
He shall answer . . . to his
utmost
peril.
Shakespeare
Six or seven thousand is their
utmost
power.
Shakespeare

Ut′mostˊ

,
Noun.
The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort;
as, he has done his
utmost
; try your
utmost
.
We have tried the
utmost
of our friends.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Utmost

UT'MOST

, a.
1.
Extreme; being at the furthest point or extremity; as the utmost limit of North America; the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge.
2.
Being in the greatest or highest degree; as the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness; the utmost peril.

UT'MOST

,
Noun.
The most that can be; the greatest power, degree or effort. He has done his utmost. Try your utmost.
I will be free even to the utmost as I please in words.

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