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Definition
most extreme as in final, best, worst, most important, or most fundamental
The exact meaning of ultimate depends upon its context. For example:
- "the ultimate decision-maker" — the final
- "the ultimate car" — the best
- "the ultimate insult" — the worst
- "the ultimate source" — original or most fundamental
- "the ultimate sacrifice" — most extreme
- Ultimately, however, it did die.Chapter 8 (62% in)
- I find that, ultimately, there are only two kinds of women, the plain and the coloured.Chapter 4 (20% in)
- They ultimately found her lying dead on the floor of her dressing-room.Chapter 8 (38% in)
There are no more uses of "ultimate" in The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version.
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