ultimate

ultimate adj

L. 'at the end'.

  1. Final; conclusive; decisive; extreme; terminal; unmistakable; last in a series; [fig.] deadly; deathly; lethal; mortal.

ultimate [-s] n

see ultimate, adj.

  1. Goal; aim; purpose; main object.
  2. Destiny; teleology; inherent design; natural consequence; [metaphor] future; hereafter; afterlife; [antithesis] boundary; frontier; limit; threshold; [fig.] death; point of no return; end of action in.
  3. Apex; furthest point; highest altitude.