erstwhile

UK /ˈɜː(ɹ)st.waɪl/ US /ˈɝst.waɪl/

adj 2adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

jewish, other

VERB + ERSTWHILE

gave

ERSTWHILE + NOUN

colleague, communities, companies, competition, contents, e, fianc, lovers

PREP.

between

ADV.

also

Definitions

adv

Formerly; in the past.

adj

Former, previous.

“Scarcely had Alice reached her twentieth birthday, than she gave her erstwhile fiancée^([sic]) his formal congé.[…]”

As an aftermath of the erstwhile competition between companies, 41 goods depots served the Liverpool and Birkenhead docks in 1923.

Respected, honourable.

If you're for one of my erstwhile opponents, that's O.K. Just don't work too hard.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — at a previous time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

“Scarcely had Alice reached her twentieth birthday, than she gave her erstwhile fiancée^([sic]) his formal congé.[…]”

Wiktionary

As an aftermath of the erstwhile competition between companies, 41 goods depots served the Liverpool and Birkenhead docks in 1923.

Wiktionary

Other erstwhile stalwarts are also wavering. Southampton had two of the best full-backs in the league last season but Ryan Bertrand has been below par this season and Cédric Soares made an uncharacter

Wiktionary

Tom watched in horror as the erstwhile contents of his grocery bags cascaded down the flight of stairs.

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The erstwhile Jewish communities of North Africa dated to before the arrival of the first Arabs.

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My erstwhile colleague kept me up-to-date with the company gossip.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, erstwhile is marked as formal, literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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