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extremities

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ex·trem·i·ty  (k-strm-t)
n. pl. ex·trem·i·ties
1. The outermost or farthest point or portion.
2. The greatest or utmost degree: the extremity of despair.
3.
a. Grave danger, necessity, or distress.
b. A moment at which death or ruin is imminent.
4. An extreme or severe measure.
5.
a. A bodily limb or appendage.
b. A hand or foot.
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extremities [ɪksˈtrɛmɪtɪz] extreme npl → Extremitäten pl


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William rose, casting a tranquil glance over the enthusiastic crowd, and his keen eyes rested by turns on the three extremities of a triangle formed opposite to him by three persons of very different interests and feelings.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
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Really this wretched rabble has driven me to extremities.
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