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[ fahr-awf, -of ] / ˈfɑrˈɔf, -ˈɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR far-off ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of far-offFirst recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby far-offFar North, Farnsworth, faro, Faroes, Faroese, far-off, farolito, farouche, Farouk I, far-out, far piece Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for far-offBut the two of them are enthusiastic supporters of getting the human race to far-off stars. Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST There were long brown mountains and a few pines and far-off forests of beech-trees on some of the mountainsides. Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST But a day focused on the continued violence against LGBT people in far-off places? Americans Celebrating Our LGBT Victories Need To Be More Cognizant That Elsewhere, Repression Is Winning|Jay Michaelson|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's already out there, waiting for you just outside of some far-off hospital maternity ward. Why Men Shouldn’t Wait To Have Kids|Conor P. Williams|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since Krypton is dying, Jor-El plots to send his newborn to a far-off planet and settles on earth. ‘Man of Steel,’ New Superman Movie Starring Henry Cavill, Falls Flat|Marlow Stern|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST He pointed to himself; then brought one aiming finger down as if he were coming from that far-off place. The Hammer of Thor|Charles Willard Diffin Sometimes he had to call in a "fixer" to manufacture evidence, that the far-off ends of justice might not be defeated. Never-Fail Blake|Arthur Stringer "And I am finding repayment now for what I was happy to do," he said, kissing her hand again in that far-off knightly fashion. The Hosts of the Air|Joseph A. Altsheler Now this last time when they rested, they could see the far-off shore. Myths and Legends of Alaska|Various There was a far-off look in his eyes, a look that almost suggested despair. The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
British Dictionary definitions for far-off
adjective (far off when postpositive)remote in space or time; distant 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 Words related to far-offfaraway, remote, outlying, far, removed |