Hypertext Webster Gateway: "furthest"
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) 1.7 (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 farthest
seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: {farthest}]
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