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farthest en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɑɹðɪst/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈfɑːðɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)
    alt of furthest
    • 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

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)
    alt of furthest