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Definition of Erstwhile
1. Adverb. At a previous time. "She was a dancer once"
2. Adjective. Belonging to some prior time. "Her quondam lover"
Definition of Erstwhile
1. adv. Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.
Definition of Erstwhile
1. Adverb. Formerly; in the past. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: literary legal) Former, previous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Erstwhile
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erstwhile
Literary usage of Erstwhile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Erstwhile is also an uncommon, and whilom an archaic, adverb meaning “formerly.”
The adverb erstwhile dates from the 15th century and is still in occasional ..."
2. Barry Sullivan and His Contemporaries: A Histrionic Record by Robert M. Sillard (1901)
"... sent us "—Manager Edward Eddy—Sullivan in Washington—His Beverley in the
Gamester—He returns to New York to play at Burton's theatre—An erstwhile actor ..."
3. The Battle of Armageddonby Charles Taze Russell by Charles Taze Russell (1998)
"The erstwhile communists have returned to methods which scarcely differ ...
The colony was on the point of breaking up, when the erstwhile leader of the ..."
4. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"... the erstwhile director of the Gymnase—A lull in the storm—Tuesday, February
22nd—Another visit to the Cafe ..."
5. Hunt's Yachting Magazine (1864)
"Another short fortnight and the yachts' moorings will be given up to trawlers,
erstwhile occupied by "flying fifties" will be taken up by Britannia's coal ..."
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