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farther flung

farther flung is the comparative form of far-flung.

Meaning of far-flung

Adjective

far-flung (comparative more far-flung or further-flung or farther-flung, superlative most far-flung or furthest-flung or farthest-flung)

  1. Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time.
    • God of our fathers, known of old, / Lord of our far-flung battle-line, / […] / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget—lest we forget!1897 July 17, Rudyard Kipling, “[Service Songs] Recessional”, in The Five Nations, London: Methuen and Co. […], published September 1903, →OCLC, page 214
  2. Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread.
    • In the spacious laboratories and offices […] are provided not only centralised chemical research facilities for the far-flung London area, but also accommodation for the national headquarters of the B.R. Chemical Services, […]1960 June, “Talking of Trains: New B.R. Research Laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 328
  3. Widely but sparsely distributed.
    Synonyms:
    scattered, dispersed

Questions about farther flung

What is farther flung the comparative form of?
Farther flung is the comparative form of far-flung.

Words near farther flung in the dictionary

  1. farthened
  2. farthening
  3. farthens
  4. farther
  5. farther away
  6. farther flung
  7. Farther India
  8. farther-fetched
  9. farther-flung
  10. fartherance
  11. fartherances

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