Ut'mōst1, a.
a. [A-S. ūtemōst, ūtemest, ytemest, from ūte, ūt, out, yte, outward, and mæst, mest, most. Cf. OUTMOST and OUTERMOST.]
Sense 1. Situated at the furthest point or extremity; furthest out; most distant; extreme; last; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge. “The utmost bound of his wide labyrinth.” Spenser.
We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France. Evelyn.
Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. Herbert.
Sense 2. Being in the greatest or highest degree; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness. “Utmost peril.” Shak.