Further \Fur"ther\, adv. [A comparative of forth; OE. further,
forther, AS. fur?or, far?ur; akin to G. f["u]rder. See
{Forth}, adv.]
To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See {Farther}.
Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar
company. --M. Arnold.
They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no
further. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
{Further off}, not so near; apart by a greater distance.