"in the extreme" meaning in English

See in the extreme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the extreme, {{en-PP}} in the extreme
  1. To a very great or excessive degree.
    Sense id: en-in_the_extreme-en-prep_phrase-AboJGa1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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