Word beginning with "UT" are not that common, and here it is a contraction of "out". In this age of rhetoric and dogma on the new I'm surprised it doesn't get more use.
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utmost
Pronunciation: /ˈʌtməʊst/
adjective
[attributive]
most extreme; greatest: a matter of the utmost importance
noun
(the utmost)
the greatest or most extreme extent or amount: a plot that stretches credulity to the utmost
Phrases
do one's utmost
do the most that one is able: Dan was doing his utmost to be helpful
Origin:
Old English ūt(e)mest 'outermost' (see out, -most)
(SRC: OED Compact)
utmost
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