farther
adverb and adjective
Note: Some usage guides insist that only farther describes physical distance (We walked farther than we planned). But farther and further have been used interchangeably throughout much of their histories.
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Example: We walked farther than we planned. adverb
Example: We visited the farther side of the mountain. adjective
See further
