utmost

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 24, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>utmost</strong> &#149; \UT-mohst\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Utmost</em> means "of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount" or "situated at the farthest or most distant point."</p> <p>// The safety of employees is of <em>utmost</em> importance.</p> <p>// Olympians push themselves to the <em>utmost</em> limit when training.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utmost">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Getting his body back to 100% is of the <em>utmost</em> importance for Burrow. As he continues nursing a pinky injury he suffered late in the season…." — Zack Nagy, <em>Sports Illustrated</em>, 4 Feb. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Utmost</em> comes from Old English <em>ūtmest</em>, a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superlative">superlative</a> adjective formed from the adverb <em>ūt</em>, meaning "out." The earlier sense of <em>utmost</em> carries the same meaning as <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outermost">outermost</a></em>.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>