Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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farthest | No | Yes | No | Yes |
comparative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
farthest (noun) | comparative (noun) |
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the comparative form of an adjective or adverb |
farthest (adjective) | comparative (adjective) |
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(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order | estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete |
relating to or based on or involving comparison |
farthest (adverb) | comparative (adverb) |
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to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) | |
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense) |