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Definition of Farthest

1. Adverb. To the greatest distance in space or time ('farthest' is used more often than 'furthest' in this physical sense). "He swam the furthest"

2. Adjective. (comparatives of 'far') most remote in space or time or order. "The utmost tip of the peninsula"

3. Adverb. To the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage ('furthest' is used more often than 'farthest' in this abstract sense). "She goes farthest in helping us"

Definition of Farthest

1. a. Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See Furthest.

2. adv. At or to the greatest distance. See Furthest.

Definition of Farthest

1. Adjective. (superlative of far lang=English POS=adjective) Most distant in time, space or degree. ¹

2. Adverb. (superlative of far lang=English POS=adverb) To the greatest degree or extent, or to the most distant point in time or space. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Farthest

1. far [adv] - See also: far

Literary usage of Farthest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"The first volume of < farthest North ' contains the account of the building of the Fram, and of its voyage to the eighty-fourth parallel. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"If a bright object appears yellow or a dark one blue at the edge farthest from the centre of the field, the lenses must be brought a little nearer together. ..."

3. The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions by Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1921)
"... farthest ON the afternoon of June 15th we had evidently come to the north end of Prince Patrick Island. The two islets ahead were clearly those shown on ..."

4. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"The term telangiectasis means a dilatation of vessels farthest from the heart, ie the cutaneous capillaries and small vessels, but this dilatation may be ..."

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