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Adverb: in extremis  in ek'stree-mis
  1. At the point of death
    "Sometime a one-size-fits-all education and training approach is applied to in extremis settings"
     
  2. In extreme danger or difficulty
    "The company, in extremis, was forced to declare bankruptcy"

Encyclopedia: In extremis