ULTIMATE

I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus farthest, last, final, superlative of Latin *ulter situated beyond Date: 1640 1. most remote in space or time ; farthest , last in a progression or series ; final , eventual 2 , the best or most extreme of its kind ; utmost , arrived at as the last result , 3. basic , fundamental , original 1 , incapable of further analysis, division, or separation, maximum 1, see: last ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1681 something ~, acme , III. verb (-mated; -mating) Date: circa 1834 end