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Meaning of 'extremity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Extremity [ n.]
- The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
- One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
- The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
- The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.

Meaning of 'extremity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . extremity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an external body part that projects from the body
Example in sentence:
  • it is important to keep the extremities warm
Meaning (2):
- the greatest or utmost degree
Example in sentence:
  • the extremity of despair

Nearby Words:

extacy extance extancy extant extasy extatic extemporal extemporanean extemporaneous extemporarily

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