furthestadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈfəːðᵻst/, U.S.

/ˈfərðəst/

Forms: Also Middle English fyrthest, fertherest, forthest(e, 1500s furdest. See also farthest adj. and adv.

Etymology: superlative formed (apparently in the 14th cent.) to correspond to the comparative further n.The instances in the 14th cent. are somewhat doubtful (at least with regard to the precise form of the word), owing to the absence of contemporary manuscripts.

A. adj.

1. Most advanced in any direction. Also as the superlative of far adj. (now usually superseded by farthest adj. and adv.): Situated at the greatest distance, most remote. literal and figurative.

ΘΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > most distant or remotest

utterestc1200

lastc1225

furthestc1374

farthest1377

lattera1382

outmosta1382

outerestc1392

uttermost1398

yondermest1513

farmost1581

hindmost1596

yondmost1608

extremea1616

farthermost1619

furthermost1765

endermost1803

ultimate1848

endmost1879

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > later > last, latest, or most advanced

aftermostOE

utterestc1400

uttermostc1440

utmosta1500

lattermore1534

furthest1559

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Skeat) iv. pr. vi. 86 Þilke [cercle] þat is outterest..is unfolden by larger spaces in so moche as it is forthest [MS. C. and ed. Thynne fertherest] fro þe middel simplicitee of þe poynt.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 108 Whan I wende next have be..Than was I furthest ate laste.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 60 Portsmouth, whiche is the furdest place on the south shore of Englande.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 249 I will fetch you a tooth-picker now from the furthest inch of Asia.

1725 J. Swift Let. to Worrall 27 Aug. in Wks. (1814) XVII. 26 The furthest [1766: farthest] corner of Naboth's vineyard.

1779 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 293 Those who are the furthest in the world from you in religious tenets.

1881 D. G. Rossetti House of Life x He who seeks her beauty's furthest goal.

†a. In past time: Earliest, first. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > first or prior to all others

formec888

eldestc897

firstlOE

originalc1350

foremosta1400

furthermost?a1400

primary?a1425

primatea1425

primea1500

arch1574

soon1591

origin1632

utter1634

premier1652

aboriginary1653

furthest1653

fontal1656

principial1699

première1768

protological1936

first-ever1955

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures i. 2 The funeral pomp of King Emanuel was celebrated at Lisbon, namely..December 1521, which is the furthest thing I can remember.

b. In future time: Latest. Obsolete exc. absol. in at (the) furthest.

1524 R. Copland tr. J. de Bourbon Syege Cyte of Rodes in Begynnynge Ordre Knyghtes Hospytallers sig. Cvj He shod take the towne in .xv. dayes or a moneth at the ferdest.

1552 King Edward VI Jrnl. 25 Oct. That they might be in such place..by Christmas or Candlemas at the furdest.

B. adv.

To or at the greatest distance, farthest.

ΘΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > furthest

furthestc1374

farthest1598

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Skeat) iv. pr. vi. 91 Thilke thing that departeth forthest [MSS. A and C fyrthest] fro the first thoght of god.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 156 Th'other part furdest Weast, noted wyth F.

a1577 G. Gascoigne Posies in Wks. (1587) 185 The stiffe and strongest arme..shootes furdest stil.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. xiv. 284 Ideas..the furthest removed from anything sensual.

1886 D. C. Murray Aunt Rachel II. 68 Even when his thoughts wandered furthest, he was mechanically accurate.

in combination.1880 W. E. Gladstone in Daily News 28 Feb. 3/2 From the highest Tory to the furthest-going Home Ruler.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	furthest
释义	furthestadj.adv. Brit. /ˈfəːðᵻst/, U.S. /ˈfərðəst/ Forms: Also Middle English fyrthest, fertherest, forthest(e, 1500s furdest. See also farthest adj. and adv. Etymology: superlative formed (apparently in the 14th cent.) to correspond to the comparative further n.The instances in the 14th cent. are somewhat doubtful (at least with regard to the precise form of the word), owing to the absence of contemporary manuscripts. A. adj. 1. Most advanced in any direction. Also as the superlative of far adj. (now usually superseded by farthest adj. and adv.): Situated at the greatest distance, most remote. literal and figurative. ΘΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > most distant or remotest utterestc1200 lastc1225 furthestc1374 farthest1377 lattera1382 outmosta1382 outerestc1392 uttermost1398 yondermest1513 farmost1581 hindmost1596 yondmost1608 extremea1616 farthermost1619 furthermost1765 endermost1803 ultimate1848 endmost1879 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > later > last, latest, or most advanced aftermostOE utterestc1400 uttermostc1440 utmosta1500 lattermore1534 furthest1559 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Skeat) iv. pr. vi. 86 Þilke [cercle] þat is outterest..is unfolden by larger spaces in so moche as it is forthest [MS. C. and ed. Thynne fertherest] fro þe middel simplicitee of þe poynt. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 108 Whan I wende next have be..Than was I furthest ate laste. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 60 Portsmouth, whiche is the furdest place on the south shore of Englande. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 249 I will fetch you a tooth-picker now from the furthest inch of Asia. View more context for this quotation 1725 J. Swift Let. to Worrall 27 Aug. in Wks. (1814) XVII. 26 The furthest [1766: farthest] corner of Naboth's vineyard. 1779 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 293 Those who are the furthest in the world from you in religious tenets. 1881 D. G. Rossetti House of Life x He who seeks her beauty's furthest goal. 2. †a. In past time: Earliest, first. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > first or prior to all others formec888 eldestc897 firstlOE originalc1350 foremosta1400 furthermost?a1400 primary?a1425 primatea1425 primea1500 arch1574 soon1591 origin1632 utter1634 premier1652 aboriginary1653 furthest1653 fontal1656 principial1699 première1768 protological1936 first-ever1955 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures i. 2 The funeral pomp of King Emanuel was celebrated at Lisbon, namely..December 1521, which is the furthest thing I can remember. b. In future time: Latest. Obsolete exc. absol. in at (the) furthest. Π 1524 R. Copland tr. J. de Bourbon Syege Cyte of Rodes in Begynnynge Ordre Knyghtes Hospytallers sig. Cvj He shod take the towne in .xv. dayes or a moneth at the ferdest. 1552 King Edward VI Jrnl. 25 Oct. That they might be in such place..by Christmas or Candlemas at the furdest. B. adv. To or at the greatest distance, farthest. ΘΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > furthest furthestc1374 farthest1598 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Skeat) iv. pr. vi. 91 Thilke thing that departeth forthest [MSS. A and C fyrthest] fro the first thoght of god. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 156 Th'other part furdest Weast, noted wyth F. a1577 G. Gascoigne Posies in Wks. (1587) 185 The stiffe and strongest arme..shootes furdest stil. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. xiv. 284 Ideas..the furthest removed from anything sensual. 1886 D. C. Murray Aunt Rachel II. 68 Even when his thoughts wandered furthest, he was mechanically accurate. in combination.1880 W. E. Gladstone in Daily News 28 Feb. 3/2 From the highest Tory to the furthest-going Home Ruler. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1374
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