erewhile

[ air-hwahyl, -wahyl ]

/ ɛərˈʰwaɪl, -ˈwaɪl /

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adverb Archaic.

a while before; formerly.

Origin of erewhile

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ere, while

Words nearby erewhile

Eretria, Eretz Israel, Eretz Yisrael, erev, Erevan, erewhile, Erewhon, erf, Erfurt, erg, ergasia

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Example sentences from the Web for erewhile

What, for example, be these mikerots she was illuding to erewhile?
Fruits of Culture|Leo Tolstoy
Fate had fallen on his house, had marked it for destruction as erewhile that of Tantalus.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
And she, taking courage, said: "One peradventure whom you erewhile met in the forest here?"
Margery [Gred], Complete|Georg Ebers
He may take our word for it there is good stuff there, in spite of the twaddle that encountered him erewhile at Hamburg.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846|Various

Iddawc,” said Rhonabwy, “who was the man who spoke so marvellously unto Arthur erewhile?
The Mabinogion|Lady Charlotte Guest

British Dictionary definitions for erewhile

erewhile

erewhiles

/ (ɛəˈwaɪl) /

adverb

archaic a short time ago; a little while before

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单词	erewhile
释义	erewhile [ air-hwahyl, -wahyl ] / ɛərˈʰwaɪl, -ˈwaɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR erewhile ON THESAURUS.COM adverb Archaic. a while before; formerly. Origin of erewhile Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ere, while Words nearby erewhile Eretria, Eretz Israel, Eretz Yisrael, erev, Erevan, erewhile, Erewhon, erf, Erfurt, erg, ergasia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for erewhile What, for example, be these mikerots she was illuding to erewhile? Fruits of Culture\|Leo Tolstoy Fate had fallen on his house, had marked it for destruction as erewhile that of Tantalus. The Bride of the Nile, Complete\|Georg Ebers And she, taking courage, said: "One peradventure whom you erewhile met in the forest here?" Margery [Gred], Complete\|Georg Ebers He may take our word for it there is good stuff there, in spite of the twaddle that encountered him erewhile at Hamburg. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846\|Various Iddawc,” said Rhonabwy, “who was the man who spoke so marvellously unto Arthur erewhile? The Mabinogion\|Lady Charlotte Guest British Dictionary definitions for erewhile erewhile erewhiles / (ɛəˈwaɪl) / adverb archaic a short time ago; a little while before Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to erewhile heretofore, already, earlier, once, erstwhile, back, before, lately, radically, anciently, a while back, aforetime, at one time, long ago, of old, once upon a time, time was
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erewhile

adverb Archaic.

Origin of erewhile

Words nearby erewhile

Example sentences from the Web for erewhile

British Dictionary definitions for erewhile

erewhiles

adverb

Words related to erewhile