extreme

/ɪkˈstriːm/ adjective

Definition

SERIOUS › the most unusual or most serious possible: extreme weather conditions In extreme cases, the disease can lead to blindness.

VERY LARGE › very large in amount or degree: extreme pain extreme wealth

OPINIONS › having such strong opinions or beliefs that most people cannot agree with you: extreme views the extreme right

FURTHEST [always before noun] › at the furthest point of something: in the extreme south of the island

(Definition of extreme adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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