A few adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative forms:
good/well → better
- The garden looks better since you tidied it up.
- I know him well - probably better than anybody else knows him.
bad/badly → worse
- 'How's your headache? Better?' 'No, it's worse.'
- He did very badly in the exam - worse than expected .
far → further (or farther)
- It's a long walk from here to the park - further than I thought. (or farther than)
Further (but not farther) can also mean 'more' or 'additional':
- Let me know if you hear any further news. (= any more news)
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