Dictionary definition · farther
adjective
- more distant in especially space or time"they live in the farther house"
- more distant in especially degree"nothing could be further from the truth"
adverb
- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)"further complicated by uncertainty about the future"
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)"farther north"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).