extreme

US /ɪkˈstrim/

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UK /ɪk'stri:m/

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adjective

  • Very great in degree
  • Farthest from a center
  • Very severe; very strong

noun

  • Effort that is thought more than is necessary

Examples

This is hero-worship at its most extreme.

She goes from one extreme to the other, and either works very hard or does absolutely nothing.