Robynsom (More's Utopia).
Fur"ther*ance (?), n. The act of furthering or helping forward;
promotion; advancement; progress.
I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your
furthersnce and joy of faith.
Phil. i. 25.
Built of furtherance and pursuing, Not of spent deeds, but of
doing.
Emerson.
Fur"ther*er (?), n. One who furthers. or helps to advance; a promoter.
Shak.
Fur"ther*more" (?), adv. or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to
what has been said.
Fur"ther*most" (?), a. Most remote; furthest.
Fur"ther*some (?), a. Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful;
advantageous. [R.]
You will not find it furthersome.
Carlyle.
Fur"thest (?), a. superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See
Further, a.
Fur"thest, adv. At the greatest distance; farthest.
Fur"tive (?), a. [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to
ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See Fertile.] Stolen; obtained or
characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look.
Prior.
A hasty and furtive ceremony.
Hallam.
Fur"tive*ly, adv. Stealthily by theft. Lover.
Fu"run*cle (?), n. [L. furunculus a petty thief, a boil, dim. of fur
thief: cf. F. furoncle.] (Med.) A superficial, inflammatory tumor,
suppurating with a central core; a boil.
Fu*run"cu*lar (?), a. Of or pertaining to a furuncle; marked by the
presence of furuncles.