furthersome
Definition
- Adjective:
- Beneficial or advantageous: "furthersome" describes something that promotes progress, improvement, or positive outcomes; it is conducive to success or well-being.
- Helpful or useful: It can also mean something that serves to advance a cause, goal, or purpose.
Usage Examples
- (The policy was beneficial and helped the company expand.)
- (Her advice was useful and contributed to solving the problem.)
- (The beneficial effects of exercise are widely recorded.)
Advanced Usage
"to be furthersome to": to be advantageous or helpful to something.
- The funding was furthersome to the research project. (The funding helped the research project progress.)
"furthersome conditions": circumstances that promote advancement or improvement.
- The team worked under furthersome conditions that allowed for innovation. (The conditions were favourable for innovation.)
Variants and Related Words
Further (adj/adv): to a greater degree or extent; additional.
- We need further information to proceed. (Additional information is required.)
Forthcoming (adj): about to happen or appear; willing to give information.
- The report is forthcoming next week. (The report will be released soon.)
Synonyms
- Beneficial: producing good results or helpful effects.
- Advantageous: providing a benefit or favourable outcome.
- Conducive: making a certain situation or outcome likely.
- Useful: able to be used for a practical purpose.
Related Idioms
- A furthersome hand: an expression (rare) meaning assistance that helps advance a task.
- He lent a furthersome hand to the project's completion. (He provided helpful assistance to finish the project.)
Notes on Usage
- "Furtherence" (n) is a related but distinct noun meaning the act of promoting or advancing something.
- The furtherance of peace was their main goal. (The promotion of peace was their primary objective.)