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in extremis adverb [ ˌɪn ɛkˈstriːmɪs ]

• in an extremely difficult situation.
• "one or two would talk to the press in extremis"
Origin: Latin, from in ‘in’ + extremis, ablative plural of extremus ‘outermost’.

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