in ex‧tre‧mis /ˌɪn ɪkˈstriːmɪs/
adverb formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'in the extremes']
1. in a very difficult situation when you need to do something very extreme
2. at the moment of death
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