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farthest en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɑɹðɪst/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɑːðɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)
They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.
1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 169:Away on the farthest cape or headland of the long islet, on a strip of turf beyond the last rank of roses, the duellists had already crossed swords.
1911 April 22, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, “The Sins of Prince Saradine”, in The Innocence of Father Brown, London; New York, N.Y.: Cassell and Company, published 1911, →OCLC:
farthest en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɑɹðɪst/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɑːðɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)