furthermost

[ fur-ther-mohst ]
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adjective
  1. most distant: Their house is furthermost on the right.

Origin of furthermost

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at further, -most

Words Nearby furthermost

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How to use furthermost in a sentence

  • Buckland had often issued the invitation to the furthermost tip of the Arctic.

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  • Yet the gentle touch led him on—around and past the idol into the furthermost corner of the Temple.

  • You see I was in love with you, he observed, looking the other way and addressing one of the furthermost stars of the heaven.

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  • At last he came to the furthermost summit of which his dear father had spoken so solemnly.

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  • Then he sails to the village of Mattinata, and later to Vieste, the furthermost point of the promontory.

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  • They fought and worked and trekked, onward, always onward—never returning—on beyond the furthermost outposts of civilization.

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British Dictionary definitions for furthermost

furthermost

/ (ˈfɜːðəˌməʊst) /


adjective
  1. most distant; furthest

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