extreme

[ɪkˈstriːm]

Definition:
1. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity.
2. Not ordinary or usual; serious or severe.

Use 'extreme' in a sentence:

1. They feel extreme mental or physical pain without drugs.
2. He was given extreme unction.
3. His politics are extreme.
4. By mid-1988 there were clear indications of the extreme fragility of the Right-wing coalition.
5. The heat in the desert was extreme.
6. The journey would be dangerous in the extreme.
7. Their views are nonconformist and their political opinions are extreme.
8. Extreme conditions produce extremely tough plants.
9. The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.
10. It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes.
11. The first type of poverty is extreme poverty.
12. These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture.
13. Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances.
14. That's why many sensation-seekers also like extreme sports.
15. Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
16. Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.
17. There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.
18. In extreme cases, insurance companies can prosecute for fraud.
19. The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left.
20. Taken to extremes, this kind of behaviour can be dangerous.
21. It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen.
22. 1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weather.
23. Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
24. The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats.
25. Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland.
26. Considering that you are no longer involved with this man, your response is a little extreme.
27. They were reduced to extreme poverty.
28. The extreme right reared its ugly head in the 1980s.
29. He tried to dissociate himself from the party's more extreme views.
30. At the other extreme are people who live only for today.
31. Extreme caution should be exercised when buying used tyres.
32. Where does extreme poverty occur?
33. Extreme events, however, will continue to occur.
34. He says extreme events will continue.
35. Extreme skaters perform jumps, spins, flips, etc.
36. They were extreme anarcho-pacifists who believed in a pure form of nonviolent resistance.
37. The parliament is composed mainly of extreme nationalists.
38. This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion.
39. It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.
40. The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes.
41. We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.
42. Don't go doing anything extreme like leaving the country.
43. I'd advise extreme caution.
44. His views tend towards the extreme.
45. He used to be very shy, but now he's gone to the opposite extreme.
46. Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.
47. Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a uniquely fragile environment.
48. The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.