UTMOST

utmost. Utmost, a. highest, most; n. most that can be

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Ut″most′ (?), a. [[OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. �temest, a superlative fr. �te out. ����. See Out, and cf. Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.]] 1. 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. Evelyn. Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. Herbert. 2. 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. Shak. Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. Shak.