extreme

/ik-ˈstrēm/

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin extremus, superlative of exter, exterus being on the outside

adjective

  1. existing in a very high degree

  2. going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical

  3. exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected

extreme poverty

went on an extreme diet

excessive immoderate inordinate extravagant exorbitant extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint.

noun

  1. something situated at or marking one end or the other of a range

  2. the first term or the last term of a mathematical proportion

  3. the major term or minor term of a syllogism

extremes of heat and cold

noun

  1. red flag law

Gun advocates often balk at extreme risk laws for fear that such laws violate due process, though people who are threatened with the removal of their guns can appeal to the courts.