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Farthest

Farthest Meaning & Definition
Farthest Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Farthest?

[adv] to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest"
[adv] to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us"
[adj] (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
[adj] most distant or remote; "man's farthest goal"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Farthest: far | farthermost | furthermost | furthest | furthest | ultimate | utmost | uttermost

Related Terms | Find terms related to Farthest: boundary | caudal | conclusive | definitive | determinative | endmost | eventual | extreme | farthermost | farthest off | final | furthermost | furthest | last | limiting | most distant | outermost | outmost | polar | remotest | tail | terminal | terminating | terminative | ultimate | utmost | uttermost

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Farthest In Webster's Dictionary

\Far"thest\ (f[aum]r"[th][e^]st), a. Superl. of {far}. [See {Farther} and cf. {Furthest}] Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See {Furthest}.
\Far"thest\ adv. At or to the greatest distance. See {Furthest}.

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