Definitions of extreme:
- noun: the furthest or highest degree of something
Example: "He carried it to extremes"
- noun: the point located farthest from the middle of something
- adjective: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
Example: "Extreme cold"
- adjective: far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
Example: "An extreme example"
- adjective: beyond a norm in views or actions
Example: "An extreme conservative"
- adjective: most distant in any direction
Example: "The extreme edge of town"