erstwhile
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- belonging to some prior time
- "erstwhile friend"
Adverb
- at a previous time
- "her erstwhile writing"
Adv
- Formerly; in the past.
Adj
- Former, previous.
- Respected, honourable.
Origin / Etymology
From erst (“first, formerly”) + while.
Synonyms
antecedent, anterior, at one time, earlier, erewhile, erst, erstwhile, ex, foregone, former, formerly, old, olden, once, one-time, onetime, past, precedent, preceding, previous, prior, quondam, sometime, used-to-be, whilom
Scrabble Score: 15
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