Extremity — Defs

01 n. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

pl. Extremities

1.
The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
“They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia.” — Arbuthnot.
2.
One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.(Zoöl.)
3.
The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
4.
The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
“Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a compulsion shall here be set in view.” — Milton.

“Upon mere extremity he summoned this last Parliament.” — Milton.

Syn. Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.