far-gone

[ fahr-gawn, -gon ]

/ ˈfɑrˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn /

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adjective

remote.

approaching the end, as of life, duration, usefulness, etc.: The sleeve is too far-gone to mend.

Origin of far-gone

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby far-gone

far-fetched, far-flung, far from, far from the madding crowd, Fargo, far-gone, Farhi, Faribault, Faridabad, farina, farinaceous

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Example sentences from the Web for far-gone

Across long centuries the life of your far-gone nomadic ancestors calls to you.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up|Clarence Poe
There can be no exhibition of far-gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in such a scene.
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.|Washington Irving
Ten to one, he is old, and has all the shrivelled, high-dried appearance of the most far-gone and confirmed bachelorism.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444|Various
Motley records that on that day far-gone Holland laid low the Spaniard.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field

Truly the repose of centuries, and the fashion of a far-gone time, so far as relates to our country, lay over the whole place.
Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2)|William Howitt

Idioms and Phrases with far-gone

far gone

Extremely advanced, referring to some progressive action or condition. For example, These trees are too far gone to be saved, or He's had a lot to drink and is too far gone to drive himself home. [Mid-1500s]