extremity

Meaning

Noun

The most extreme or furthest point of something.
An extreme measure.
A hand or foot.
A limb.

Origin

(ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- ("suffix indicating a {{glossary")}} + *-(t)m̥mo-''}}).

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