Meaning & use

furthermore

adverb·Academic

In addition to what has already been said; moreover.

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The report was late; furthermore, it contained several serious factual errors.

The plan is expensive; furthermore, it fails to address the main problem.

A note on using this word

A formal connector best suited to academic or professional writing rather than casual speech.

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