faraway

[fahr-uh-wey]

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adjective

distant; remote: faraway lands.
dreamy, preoccupied: a faraway look.

Origin of faraway

First recorded in 1810–20; far + away

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Examples from the Web for faraway

Contemporary Examples

But for these clerks and secretaries, war is a faraway, almost abstract concept.
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Demand is highest in places like China and Southeast Asia, where sudden wealth is fueling the urge to travel to faraway places.
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Through his art, Bailey drew attention to poverty and despair in faraway places.
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Some wandered in a genial trance wearing the faraway, slightly shell-shocked look of the recently colonically irrigated.
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October 27, 2013
The many Nick Palmers, all buried far too young, killed in our faraway wars.
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September 10, 2013

Historical Examples

How in the world did you come to follow me to this faraway place?
Dave Porter At Bear Camp
Edward Stratemeyer
He could hear them, like a faraway murmur, a purring, uncertain sound.
The Best Short Stories of 1915
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And she sighed, thinking of her own dearest daughter who was faraway.
Allison Bain
Margaret Murray Robertson
"It's strange," said Miss Qian, nodding with a faraway look.
The Opal Serpent
Fergus Hume
But I must hasten to those events in Faraway that shaped our destinies.
Eben Holden
Irving Bacheller

British Dictionary definitions for faraway

faraway

adjective (far away when postpositive)

very distant; remote
dreamy or absent-minded

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for faraway

adj.

also far-away, 1816, from far + away.

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Examples from the Web for faraway

Contemporary Examples

But for these clerks and secretaries, war is a faraway, almost abstract concept.

Demand is highest in places like China and Southeast Asia, where sudden wealth is fueling the urge to travel to faraway places.

Through his art, Bailey drew attention to poverty and despair in faraway places.

Some wandered in a genial trance wearing the faraway, slightly shell-shocked look of the recently colonically irrigated.

The many Nick Palmers, all buried far too young, killed in our faraway wars.

Historical Examples

How in the world did you come to follow me to this faraway place?

He could hear them, like a faraway murmur, a purring, uncertain sound.

And she sighed, thinking of her own dearest daughter who was faraway.

"It's strange," said Miss Qian, nodding with a faraway look.

But I must hasten to those events in Faraway that shaped our destinies.

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Word Origin and History for faraway

adj.

Origin of faraway