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extremity

[ ik-strem-i-tee ]

noun

plural extremities.
  1. the extreme or terminal point, limit, or part of something.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. a limb of the body.
  3. Usually extremities. the end part of a limb, as a hand or foot:

    to experience cold in one's extremities.

  4. Often extremities. a condition or circumstance of extreme need, distress, etc.:

    to suffer the extremities of being poor.

  5. the utmost or any extreme degree:

    the extremity of joy.

  6. an extreme or extraordinary measure, act, etc.:

    to go to any extremity to feed the children.

  7. extreme nature or character:

    the extremity of his views on foreign trade.

  8. Archaic. a person's last moment before death.


extremity

/ 瑟办藞蝉迟谤蓻尘瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. the farthest or outermost point or section; termination
  2. the greatest or most intense degree
  3. an extreme condition or state, as of adversity or disease
  4. a limb, such as a leg, arm, or wing, or the part of such a limb farthest from the trunk
  5. archaic.
    usually plural a drastic or severe measure
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻路辫别谤路别虫路迟谤别尘路颈路迟测 noun plural superextremities
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of extremity1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; Middle English word from Latin word 别虫迟谤脓尘颈迟腻蝉. See extreme, -ity
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Like the photos taken of the violent dystopia in 鈥淐ivil War,鈥 this final sequence in 鈥淲arfare鈥 firmly states that the loud extremities of war are one part of history.

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But the whole book is a wondrous exploration of the extremities of existence.

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Another problem is atrophy of the lower extremities, including weakness in the arch muscle of the foot.

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Guimar茫es and Lancaster give themselves fearlessly over to a story that is extreme but in a way that is true to the extremity of adolescence.

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It listed a number of "targeted disabilities": "Hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism".

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