I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: remote in some respect (as from a standard or a beginning)
far-gone places
: nearing an end
sitting in the far-gone night over their rum
as
a. : nearing complete exhaustion or death
too far-gone to raise his head
b. : nearly worn out
my shoes were far-gone but I patched the soles with cardboard each night
II. adverb
dialect : by far : unquestionably
known to be far-gone the best hound — Vereen Bell