in extremis
adverb /ˌɪn ɪkˈstriːmɪs/
/ˌɪn ɪkˈstriːmɪs/
(from Latin, formal)- in a very difficult situation when very strong action is needed
- at the moment of death
Word OriginLatin, from in ‘in’ + extremis, ablative plural of extremus ‘outermost’.