ultimate: значение и определения

Being last in a series, process, or progression: "As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government” ( Richard A. Epstein).

Fundamental; elemental: an ultimate truth.

Of the greatest possible size or significance; maximum: Has the ultimate diamond been found?

Representing or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication: the ultimate bicycle.

Utmost; extreme: the ultimate insult.

Being most distant or remote; farthest. See Synonyms at last1.

Eventual: hoped for ultimate victory.

The basic or fundamental fact, element, or principle.

The final point; the conclusion.

The greatest extreme; the maximum: actions that represented the ultimate in political expediency.