In-extremis
[in eks-tre-mees; English in ik-stree-mis] /ɪn ɛksˈtrɛ mis; English ɪn ɪkˈstri mɪs/
adverb, Latin.
1.
in extremity.
2.
near death.
/ɪn ɪkˈstriːmɪs/
adverb
1.
in extremity; in dire straits
2.
at the point of death
“at the point of death,” Latin, literally “in the farthest reaches.”
in extremis in ex·tre·mis (ĭn ěk-strē’mĭs)
adv.
At the point of death.
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