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Answer for the clue "Most remote ", 8 letters:
farthest

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"most distant or remote," late 14c., superlative of far .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. most distant or remote; "man's farthest goal" (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Farthest \Far"thest\ (f[aum]r"[th e^]st), a. Superl. of far . Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See Furthest .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (en-superlativefar) 2 # most distant in time, space or degree. adv. 1 (en-superlative of far POS=adverb) 2 # To the greatest degree or extent, or to the most distant point in time or space.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. adverb PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES far/further/farthest afield ▪ As his main hobby is sailing. and his friends have visited places as far afield as Cherbourg. ▪ But they have travelled as far afield as Belfast and Aberdeen. ▪ His success extends even ...

Usage examples of farthest.

The twins crept into the farthest corner of the sleeping bench and watched their father and mother and the Angakok, with their eyes almost popping out of their heads.

In every case the base runner should be run down as quickly as possible, and always toward the base farthest from the home plate, so that if an error is made the runner will gain no advantage.

Fifth down, treble up, Extream Changes between the two farthest Extream Bells from the Half Hunt.

He stared helplessly as the farthest cylinder from the crossarm began to roll down the wire toward Totenhausen.

I would rather be companion to a ninety-year-old crosspatch in the farthest corner of the Scottish Highlands.

It takes two blasts, but the ship farthest out on the pier is demasted and a mass of flames even before the cannon turns slightly and shears all three masts of the innermost vessel, reducing it to a flaming pyre.

Soldiers clung to the scaffolding, fish-eyed and blinking, while Bransian waved a fresh cresset toward the cranny that lay dimmest and farthest from the stairshaft.

Nothing happened, but Vaelam was already pointing into the farthest, dimmest corner of the chamber.

To Domini these posts were like pointing fingers beckoning her onward to the farthest distances of the sun.

To the west lay the farthest tip of the Storm Margin, its rocky draws and moraines disguised as rolling hills by a thick layer of snow.

Today, however, with modern warp drive systems and expanding trade, the geodesic which skirts the Elysian solar system may become a corridor between the Federation and the farthest extent of the Romulan Neutral Zone, particularly Starbase 32, which lies precariously far from federation neighbors- Whether the non-Federation worlds near the starbase would Provide aid iri an emervnCy is an unknown factor.

Seeing the other approach, the Boeotian said his was a remarkable frog, and asked if he would agree to start a contest of frogs, on condition that he whose frog jumped farthest should receive a large sum of money.

The Son of Anak, otherwise Rufus the Blue-Eyed, and also plebeianly known as Tots, rioted with him from brier-rose path to farthest orchard, scalped him in the haymow with barbaric yells, and once, with pharisaic zeal, was near to crucifying him under the attic roof beams.

Fortunately I was mounted on one of the best horses in my string, and having the farthest to go, shook the kinks out of him as old Paul and myself tore down the mesa.

Soldiers were emerging from earthworks, the lines farthest from the front, the men grabbing their muskets, surprised faces all staring toward the great sound.