Ad extremum
to the extreme; at last; finally.
Historical Examples
Eum auctorem vocationis su atque conservatorem, ad extremum usque spiritum recognovit.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III J. H. Merle D’Aubign
Cum diu occulte suspirassent; postea jam gemere, ad extremum vero loqui omnes et clamare cperunt.
Dderlein’s Hand-book of Latin Synonymes Ludwig Dderlein
Read Also:
- Ad feminam
appealing to one’s personal considerations or feelings about women, especially one’s prejudices against them. Compare .
- Ad fin.
to, toward, or at the end.
- Ad gloriam
for glory.
- Ad hoc
for the special purpose or end presently under consideration: a committee formed ad hoc to deal with the issue. concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end: The ad hoc committee disbanded after making its final report. Contemporary Examples Loubani and Greyson found themselves inside the Fateh Mosque, which had become an ad […]
- Ad hockery
reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.