Dictionary Check: further
"further" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
more distant in especially degree
Example:
"nothing could be further from the truth"
adverb
to a considerable degree; very much
Example:
"a far far better thing that I do"
adverb
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
Example:
"further complicated by uncertainty about the future"
adverb
at or to or from a great distance in space
Example:
"he traveled far"
adverb
in addition or furthermore
Example:
"if we further suppose"
adverb
at or to a certain point or degree
Example:
"I can only go so far before I have to give up"
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