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English Dictionary: furthest	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furthest adv 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" Synonym(s): furthest, farthest 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" Synonym(s): farthest, 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" Synonym(s): farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost
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.