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utmost

/ˈʌtmoʊ̯st/ noun C2
  1. The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum. (countable, uncountable) · at the utmost to the utmost

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He answered me with the utmost civility, and even paid me the compliment of saying, that he was so well convinced of Lady Catherine’s discernment as to be certain she could never bestow a favour unworthily.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 112 · B2
The idea of his returning no more Elizabeth treated with the utmost contempt.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 139 · B2
Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment; yet she tried to the utmost to speak with composure when she said,--
Pride and Prejudice, p. 224 · B2
My objections to the marriage were not merely those which I last night acknowledged to have required the utmost force of passion to put aside in my own case; the want of connection could not be so great an evil to my friend as to me.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 229 · B2

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