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Farthermost

adjective
1.
(comparatives of 'far') most remote in space or time or order.  Synonyms: farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost.  "Don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree" , "Explored the furthest reaches of space" , "The utmost tip of the peninsula"






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"Farthermost" Quotes from Famous Books



... the land near him as the farthermost point of Cape Harrigan. The pack in its southward drift had come in contact with Cape Harrigan's long projection of land, the wind had severed the pack, and, while the comparatively small section of floe upon which he stood had remained jammed against the land, ...
— Bobby of the Labrador • Dillon Wallace

... silvery bulk above the ragged east, and the patches of clouds which swarmed over the face of that white world of silence resembled so many rooks. Far away, at the farthermost shore of the lake, whenever the moon went free from the clouds, Maurice could see the slim gray line of the road ...
— The Puppet Crown • Harold MacGrath

... apparent reason, three little dirty yellow clouds burst simultaneously over a copse, with a smash which made you feel you ought to be tolerant to men with shell-shock. On our right was an empty field. Short momentary flames leaped constantly from its farthermost hedge, with a noise like the rapid slamming of a row of iron doors. Heavy eruptions, as though subterranean, were going on all the time, the Lord knew where. But not a man was in sight till we got to a village which looked like Gomorrah the day ...
— Old Junk • H. M. Tomlinson



Words linked to "Farthermost" :   comparative, far, comparative degree



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