Utmost
Utmost , adjective
[Old English utmeste, utemest, Anglo-Saxon {not transcribed}temest, a superlative from {not transcribed}te out. {not transcribed}. See Out, and compare Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.]
1.
Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge. — Spenser
We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France.
Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.
2.
Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.
He shall answer... to his utmost peril.
Six or seven thousand is their utmost power.
Utmost , noun
The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost.
We have tried the utmost of our friends.