whilom

[ hwahy-luhm, wahy- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪ ləm, ˈwaɪ- /

Archaic.

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adjective

former; erstwhile: whilom friends.

adverb

at one time.

Origin of whilom

before 900; Middle English; Old English hwīlum at times, dative plural of hwīlwhile (noun)

Words nearby whilom

while back, whiles, While there's life, there's hope, whilk, whillikers, whilom, whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey

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Example sentences from the Web for whilom

It was Ezekiel Leven, his whilom lieutenant, with whom he had dreamed of Maccabean deeds.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill
Perley was a man of small renown, a lawyer, politician and a whilom friend of Terry.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
The whilom islands convey in quite a picturesque way the lesson that human works must die like the hands that fashioned them.
Monumental Java|J. F. Scheltema
He was not doubtful of me, not then, but of human nature in general; that whilom noble edifice was tottering.
The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie

The whilom pirate contributes his ill-gotten gains to the crusade.
Georges Guynemer|Henry Bordeaux

British Dictionary definitions for whilom

whilom

/ (ˈwaɪləm) archaic /

adverb

formerly; once

adjective

(prenominal) one-time; former

Word Origin for whilom

Old English hwīlum, dative plural of hwīl while; related to Old High German hwīlōm, German weiland of old

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单词	whilom
释义	whilom [ hwahy-luhm, wahy- ] / ˈʰwaɪ ləm, ˈwaɪ- / Archaic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR whilom ON THESAURUS.COM adjective former; erstwhile: whilom friends. adverb at one time. Origin of whilom before 900; Middle English; Old English hwīlum at times, dative plural of hwīlwhile (noun) Words nearby whilom while back, whiles, While there's life, there's hope, whilk, whillikers, whilom, whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whilom It was Ezekiel Leven, his whilom lieutenant, with whom he had dreamed of Maccabean deeds. Ghetto Comedies\|Israel Zangwill Perley was a man of small renown, a lawyer, politician and a whilom friend of Terry. Port O' Gold\|Louis John Stellman The whilom islands convey in quite a picturesque way the lesson that human works must die like the hands that fashioned them. Monumental Java\|J. F. Scheltema He was not doubtful of me, not then, but of human nature in general; that whilom noble edifice was tottering. The Little White Bird\|J. M. Barrie The whilom pirate contributes his ill-gotten gains to the crusade. Georges Guynemer\|Henry Bordeaux British Dictionary definitions for whilom whilom / (ˈwaɪləm) archaic / adverb formerly; once adjective (prenominal) one-time; former Word Origin for whilom Old English hwīlum, dative plural of hwīl while; related to Old High German hwīlōm, German weiland of old 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 whilom old, departed, erstwhile, already, formerly, previously, earlier, late, before, anterior, antecedent, ancient, bygone, past, prior, above, first, aforesaid, foregoing, once
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whilom

adjective

adverb

Origin of whilom

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Example sentences from the Web for whilom

British Dictionary definitions for whilom

adverb

adjective

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