Furthermost
adjective
The greatest distance away.
We had to walk to the furthermost point of the island.

adjective
Being the most extreme.
He is the furthermost example of courage in our team.

adjective
The greatest distance away.
We had to walk to the furthermost point of the island.

adjective
Being the most extreme.
He is the furthermost example of courage in our team.

Definition 1 of 2

Literal Distance
Used to describe physical spaces, usually vast and challenging to reach.

The lighthouse was on the furthermost cliff of the coastline.
Measurement Irrelevant
This term applies even if the exact distance is unknown; it implies an extremity.

From all the districts, hers was the furthermost from the city center.
Metaphorical Use
Can be used figuratively to stress on the effort needed to achieve something.

He went to the furthermost reaches of his mind to recall the ancient lore.
Literal Distance
Used to describe physical spaces, usually vast and challenging to reach.

The lighthouse was on the furthermost cliff of the coastline.
Measurement Irrelevant
This term applies even if the exact distance is unknown; it implies an extremity.

From all the districts, hers was the furthermost from the city center.
Metaphorical Use
Can be used figuratively to stress on the effort needed to achieve something.

He went to the furthermost reaches of his mind to recall the ancient lore.
Literal Distance
Used to describe physical spaces, usually vast and challenging to reach.

The lighthouse was on the furthermost cliff of the coastline.
Measurement Irrelevant
This term applies even if the exact distance is unknown; it implies an extremity.

From all the districts, hers was the furthermost from the city center.
Metaphorical Use
Can be used figuratively to stress on the effort needed to achieve something.

He went to the furthermost reaches of his mind to recall the ancient lore.
Video examples
Art in the age of...
Seeing with the brain is often called imagination, and, for me, imagining architecture goes beyond just glass, metal or concrete, instead experimenting with the furthermost possibilities of immersion
Video examples
Art in the age of...
Seeing with the brain is often called imagination, and, for me, imagining architecture goes beyond just glass, metal or concrete, instead experimenting with the furthermost possibilities of immersion
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Brin-Jonathan Butler
American Journalist
In the documentary 'Facing Ali,' nearly half the fighters involved required subtitles despite speaking English, their speech slurred by the physical toll of their ring lives. This was their reward for testing their furthermost physical and mental boundaries.

Quote examples
Brin-Jonathan Butler
American Journalist
In the documentary 'Facing Ali,' nearly half the fighters involved required subtitles despite speaking English, their speech slurred by the physical toll of their ring lives. This was their reward for testing their furthermost physical and mental boundaries.

Example 1 of 1
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