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ut⋅most

  [uht-mohst or, especially Brit., -muhst]
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–adjective
1. of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, or the like; greatest: of the utmost importance.
2. being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest: the utmost reef of the island.
–noun
3. Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount: the utmost that can be said; The hotel provides the utmost in comfort.
4. the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: He did his utmost to finish on time.
5. the extreme limit or extent: His patience was taxed to the utmost.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME utmest, OE ūtemest. See out, -most

Synonyms:
1. maximum, highest, foremost, chief, major.
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ut·most   (ŭt'mōst')   
adj.  

  1. Being or situated at the most distant limit or point; farthest: the utmost tip of the peninsula.

  2. Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme: a matter of the utmost importance.

n.  The greatest possible amount, degree, or extent; the maximum: worked every day to the utmost of her abilities.

[Middle English, from Old English ūtmest : ūt, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + -mest, -most.]
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Word Origin & History

utmost 
O.E. utmest (Anglian) "outermost," double superlative of ut "out."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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