Extremity

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1. Noun

The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

2. Noun

One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.

3. Noun

The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.

4. Noun

The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.

5. Noun

the outermost or farthest region or point
Vocabulary classified under Geography
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