All 6 Uses of
utmost
in
Frankenstein
- I wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head and avenge the deaths of William and Justine.†
Chpt 9 *
- One was old, with silver hairs and a countenance beaming with benevolence and love; the younger was slight and graceful in his figure, and his features were moulded with the finest symmetry, yet his eyes and attitude expressed the utmost sadness and despondency.†
Chpt 11
- The more I saw of them, the greater became my desire to claim their protection and kindness; my heart yearned to be known and loved by these amiable creatures; to see their sweet looks directed towards me with affection was the utmost limit of my ambition.†
Chpt 15
- As I looked on him, his countenance expressed the utmost extent of malice and treachery.†
Chpt 20
- By the utmost self-violence I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world, and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.†
Chpt 22
- My courage and perseverance were invigorated by these scoffing words; I resolved not to fail in my purpose, and calling on heaven to support me, I continued with unabated fervour to traverse immense deserts, until the ocean appeared at a distance and formed the utmost boundary of the horizon.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(utmost) greatest