farther Hear it!

farther definition

far·ther (fär′t̸hər)

adjective

  1. far
  2. more distant or remote
  3. additional; further

Etymology: ME ferther, var. of further, substituted for regular ferrer (compar. of fer) < OE fyrre, compar. of feorr, far

adverb

  1. far
  2. at or to a greater distance or more remote point in space or time
  3. to a greater degree or extent; further
  4. Archaic in addition; further

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.