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Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost. At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense. He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
Excessive, or far beyond the norm. His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
Drastic, or of great severity. I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment. Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
archaic Ultimate, final or last. the extreme hour of life

The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.[…]But withal there
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale. extremes of temperature
obsolete, plural, plural only One of the last moments of life.
A drastic expedient. Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
obsolete, plural, plural only Hardships, straits. a farther paſſion feeds my thoughts, With ceaſeleſſe and diſconſolate conceits, Which dies my lookes so liueleſſe as they are, And might, if my extreames had ful euents, Make me the gaſtly counterfeit of death.
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.