utmost

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   the greatest or most extreme; the very best one can do

   The matter is of the utmost importance.

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Simplified etymology

Utmost comes from Old English ūt(e)mest, meaning “outermost.” The expression one’s utmost, meaning one’s greatest possible effort or very best, dates from the early 17th century.

From Old English ūtmest ('outermost'), a double superlative of ūt ('out') plus -mest; later associated with the superlative '-most'.

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