Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Most distant or remote.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Most remote.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Most remote; furthest.
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- adjective
Superlative offurther . - adjective most
distant orremote , either intime orspace
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
Etymologies
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Examples
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"furthermost" of space and in this way astronomers are trying to get definite knowledge as to the actual velocity with which the celestial bodies are speeding.
Marvels of Modern Science Paul Severing
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And of course, even as I registered the words, I could now see that the furthermost glass panel was not smooth as I had thought, but displayed a perfectly visible, if discrete, black handle.
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Twenty-five years after it opened along the left bank of the Seine, just across from the Tuilleries Gardens and the furthermost reaches of the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay has opened again after a period of expansion, refurbishment and thoughtful rehanging of its collection.
New Visions Arrive at the Orsay Mary Tompkins Lewis 2011
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He was a respected contributor to debates from the furthermost back bench.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Strictly speaking, the INEGI calculation is based on averaging the furthermost points of Mexico in the four cardinal directions, rather than on a true "center of mass" calculation or demonstration.
Did you know? Mexico has more than one geographic center 2008
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Strictly speaking, the INEGI calculation is based on averaging the furthermost points of Mexico in the four cardinal directions, rather than on a true "center of mass" calculation or demonstration.
Did you know? Mexico has more than one geographic center 2008
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He sighed and arched his eyebrows to their furthermost points.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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He sighed and arched his eyebrows to their furthermost points.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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He sighed and arched his eyebrows to their furthermost points.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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Even now, as it spiraled into the furthermost reaches of her mind, it silently beckoned her to follow, and she almost abandoned her attempts at wakefulness so she could pursue that exquisite stimulation into whatever dark recesses of her mind it might care to hide.
Darkness of the Light David_Peter 2007
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