4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furthest \Fur"thest\, a.
superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See
{Further}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furthest \Fur"thest\, adv
At the greatest distance; farthest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Further \Fur"ther\, a. compar. [Positive wanting; superl.
{Furthest}.]
1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance;
farther; as the further end of the field. See {Farther}.
2. Beyond; additional; as a further reason for this opinion;
nothing further to suggest.
Note: The forms further and farther are in general not
differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by
many when application to quantity or degree is implied.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
furthest
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" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest},
{furthermost}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]
adv 1: 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" [syn: {farthest}]
2: 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 farthese
seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: {farthest}]
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