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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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