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erstwhile
erst·while E5208000 (ûrst′wīl′, -hwīl′)adv. In the past; at a former time; formerly.adj. Former: our erstwhile companions.erstwhile (ˈɜːstˌwaɪl) adjformer; one-time: my erstwhile companions. advarchaic long ago; formerlyerst•while (ˈɜrstˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl)
adj. 1. former; of times past: erstwhile friends. adv. 2. Archaic. formerly; erst. [1560–70] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | erstwhile - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime, former, oldpast - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | | Adv. | 1. | erstwhile - at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";erst, formerly, at one time, once |
erstwhileadjective former, old, late, previous, once, past, ex (informal), one-time, sometime, bygone, quondam He is suing his erstwhile friend and business partner.erstwhileadverbAt a time in the past:already, before, earlier, formerly, once, previously.Archaic: aforetime, beforetime.adjectiveHaving been such previously:former, late, old, once, onetime, past, previous, quondam, sometime, whilom.Translationserstwhile
Synonyms for erstwhileadj formerSynonyms- former
- old
- late
- previous
- once
- past
- ex
- one-time
- sometime
- bygone
- quondam
Synonyms for erstwhileadv at a time in the pastSynonyms- already
- before
- earlier
- formerly
- once
- previously
- aforetime
- beforetime
adj having been such previouslySynonyms- former
- late
- old
- once
- onetime
- past
- previous
- quondam
- sometime
- whilom
Synonyms for erstwhileadj belonging to some prior timeSynonyms- onetime
- one-time
- quondam
- sometime
- former
- old
Related Wordsadv at a previous timeSynonyms- erst
- formerly
- at one time
- once
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