farthermost

[ fahr-ther-mohst, -muhst ]

adjective

1. most distant or remote; farthest.

farthermost

/ ˈfɑːðəˌməʊst /

adjective

1. most distant or remote

Word History and Origins

Origin of farthermost¹

First recorded in 1610–20; farther + -most

Example Sentences

But the majority were soberly and poorly clad, and here and there, in the farthermost pews, Kit glimpsed the familiar black faces that must be slaves.

From Literature

At the farthermost end of the cave the granite wall remained as ever, immobile and formidable.

From Project Gutenberg

For no wires, other than the antenna, were needed to carry its messages to the farthermost parts of the world!

From Project Gutenberg

We lost nothing by travelling through it at night; indeed, every step that we advanced was a decided gain, as it brought us so much nearer its farthermost border.

From Project Gutenberg

We have no need of these certainties about the farthermost horizons in order to live a full and efficient human life, any more than the ant needs them in order to be a good ant.

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