Dictionary definition · farthest
adjective
- (comparatives of ‘far’) most remote in space or time or order"had traveled to the farthest frontier"
adverb
- 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"
- 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"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).