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Erstwhile Common

Erstwhile has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

belonging to some prior time

"erstwhile friend"

"our former glory"

"the once capital of the state"

"her quondam lover"

2

Former, previous.

Adverb
1

at a previous time

"at one time he loved her"

"her erstwhile writing"

"she was a dancer once"

2

Formerly; in the past.

Example Sentences
"erstwhile friend" adjective
"our former glory" adjective
"the once capital of the state" adjective
"her quondam lover" adjective
"at one time he loved her" adverb
"her erstwhile writing" adverb
"she was a dancer once" adverb
See Also
ere middlesex sometime former honourable past formerly respected
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Rhyming Words
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