utmost
uht mohst
- n the greatest possible degree
he tried his utmost - s of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
utmost contempt
to the utmost degree - s highest in extent or degree
- s (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
the utmost tip of the peninsula
- We have the utmost respect for each other in that sense.
- An immediate cease-fire is the utmost priority.
- Like Jean Genet, Burroughs trafficks in the utmost degradations, but he doesn't go to them looking for unsuspected sources of radiance.