Extremity
[ɪk'stremɪtɪ;ek-] or [ɪk'strɛməti]
Definition
(noun.) an external body part that projects from the body; 'it is important to keep the extremities warm'.
(noun.) that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso.
(noun.) the outermost or farthest region or point.
(noun.) the greatest or utmost degree; 'the extremity of despair'.
(noun.) an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease).
Typed by Brandon--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
(n.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
(n.) The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
(n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
Checked by Jacques
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. End, termination, verge, border, extreme.[2]. Utmost point, highest degree.[3]. Utmost distress, greatest difficulty.
Typed by Gwendolyn
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:End, termination, close, conclusion
ANT:Beginning, commencement, opening, origin, body, centre, bulk
Typist: Nathaniel
Examples
- Ma'am,' said Mr. Pickwick, thrusting out his head in the extremity of his desperation, 'ma'am! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Moore should have been at hand, whereas he was quite at the other extremity of the room, deep in conference with Christopher Sykes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In this extremity his instinct led him to Gudrun. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Any solemn rite, any spectacle of sincere worship, any opening for appeal to God was as welcome to me then as bread to one in extremity of want. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Such was the tale sent us from Asia, from the eastern extremity of Europe, and from Africa as far west as the Golden Coast. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- So mean is extremity, that I sometimes sent him to Hyde Park corner to see what o'clock it was. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In the extremity of agony he shouted upon his servants and allies--Stephen and Saint Maur! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In my extremity I did what most other lovers would have done; I sought word from her through an intimate. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Yes, it is exactly behind the house; begins at a little distance, and ascends for half a mile to the extremity of the grounds. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In front of the magnet was its armature, and also a wooden lever or arm fitted at its extremity to hold a lead pencil. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- She flushed to her temples, but the extremity of her need checked the retort on her lip and she continued to face him composedly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In the stern school of extremity and danger my will had learnt to be strong, my heart to be resolute, my mind to rely on itself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Then I could produce your confession at the last extremity to save young McCarthy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Before the sheet of pulp has arrived at the farther extremity of the wire cloth, it passes between two cylinders, the under one of which is of metal, covered with felt, and the upper one of wood. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Nor will I repine if in this extremity we preserve what we now possess. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He described the experience in the following words:-- A thrilling, extending from the chest to the extremities, was almost immediately p roduced. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The extremities, however, are still absent in these embryos. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- When the two champions stood opposed to each other at the two extremities of the lists, the public expectation was strained to the highest pitch. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Don't trouble about the volcano, Justinian; I've no doubt Hephaistos will warn us again before proceeding to extremities. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Fortune had given him a powerful frame, which he trained to support the extremities of exertion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nankeen trousers, displaying more white fancy-work over the ankles, and purple morocco slippers, adorned his lower extremities. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Is it wise to proceed to these extremities, before you have really exhausted all safer and simpler means of attaining your object? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I think the extremities require to be at peace before the stomach will conduct itself with vigour. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Why did you drive me to such extremities? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Suddenly it stood still to an inexpressible feeling that thrilled it through, and passed at once to my head and extremities. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I trebled the cable to make it stronger, and for the same reason I twisted three of the iron bars together, bending the extremities into a hook. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- I could hardly tell how men and women in extremities of destitution proceeded. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Editor: Priscilla