aforetime
1 of 2adverb
afore·time
ə-¦fȯr-¦tīm
archaic
: formerly
aforetime
2 of 2adjective
afore·time
ə-¦fȯr-¦tīm
archaic
: former
Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English, from afore + time
First Known Use
Adverb
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1599, in the meaning defined above
- scratch out
- scratch out a living
- scratch pad
- scratch pads
- scratch paper
- scratch sheet
- scratch someone's back
- scratch test
- scratch that itch
- scratch the itch
- scratch the surface
- scratch the/an itch
- scratch the/that itch
- scratch ticket
- scratch wig
- scratch-farming
- scratchable
- pneumatical
- pneumatically
- pneumaticities
- pneumaticity
- pneumatics
- pneumatique
- pneumatism
- pneumatize