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Farther vs Fartier - What's the difference?

farther | fartier |

As adjectives the difference between farther and fartier

is that farther is (far) of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time while fartier is (farty).

As an adverb farther

is .

farther

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (far) Of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 5.
    • But as the matter is often carried farther , even to the absolute rejecting of all profound reasonings, or what is commonly called metaphysics , we shall now proceed to consider what can reasonably be pleaded in their behalf.

    Usage notes

    Some usage guides distinguish (farther) and (further), with farther'' referring to distance, and ''further'' referring to degree or time. Grammar Girl: Further Versus Farther] Others, such as the OED, recommend ''farther'' as a comparative form of ''far'' and ''further for use when it is not comparative.[http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/ Daily Writing Tips – Farther, Further: What’s the Difference? However, most authorities consider the two interchangeable in most or all circumstances, and historically they have not been distinguished.

    References

    English terms with homophones

    fartier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (farty)

    • farty

    English

    Adjective

    (fartier)
  • (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a fart; flatulent.
  • * 2005 , Craig Sherborne, Hoi Polloi (page 66)
    • He slaps me playfully on the knee just as Heels opens the flat's door letting in a farty smell of boiling vegetables from the rest of the building.
  • (chiefly, British, informal) Small and insignificant; petty.
  • * 2008 , Milly Johnson, The Birds and the Bees
    • If the bloody basic bill wasn't bad enough, he discovered all the ironing services she had charged to the room, and she had just wasted another fifteen quid on coffee and farty little chocolate truffles