Definition of extremity

• n. - The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
• n. - One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
• n. - The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
• n. - The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.