furthest

furthest
fur·thest

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  • Furthest — Fur thest, adv. At the greatest distance; farthest. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Furthest — Fur thest, a. superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See {Further}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • furthest — index extreme (last), last (final), ultimate, utmost Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • furthest — late 14c., formed to correspond to FURTHER (Cf. further) (adj.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • furthest — [adj] most distant extreme, farthest, most remote, outermost, outmost, remotest, ultimate, uttermost; concepts 586,778 Ant. closest, nearest …   New thesaurus

  • furthest — (also farthest) used as superlative of FAR(Cf. ↑far). ► ADJECTIVE 1) situated at the greatest distance. 2) covering the greatest area or distance. ► ADVERB 1) at or by the greatest distance. 2) over the greatest distance or area …   English terms dictionary

  • furthest — [fʉr′thist] adj. [ME, formed as superl. on analogy of further] 1. alt. superl. of FAR 2. most distant; farthest adv. 1. alt. superl. of FAR 2. at or to the greatest distance or most remote point in space or time …   English World dictionary

  • furthest — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)ðɪst[/t]] (Furthest is a superlative form of far.) 1) ADV SUPERL: ADV with v Furthest means to a greater extent or degree than ever before or than anything or anyone else. The south of England, where prices have fallen furthest, will… …   English dictionary

  • furthest */ — UK [ˈfɜː(r)ðɪst] / US [ˈfɜrðəst] adjective, adverb 1) a) at the greatest distance from something furthest from: Which planet is furthest from the sun? furthest away from: My car is parked in the space furthest away from the building. b) [only… …   English dictionary

  • furthest — fur|thest [ fɜrðəst ] adjective, adverb * 1. ) to a greater degree than anyone else or than ever before: The Athenians progressed furthest towards developing a truly democratic society. 2. ) at the greatest distance from something: furthest from …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • furthest — fur|thest [ˈfə:ðıst US ˈfə:r ] adj, adv 1.) at the greatest distance from a place or point in time = ↑farthest ▪ There was a huge tapestry on the furthest wall. furthest away/from ▪ He walked slowly toward the end of the jury box furthest from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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