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adverb

at a previous time

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
F
Ends with
Y
Contains
ORMERL
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfɔɹmɚli

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Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. at a previous time

    “at one time he loved her”

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Example Sentences

at one time he loved her
her erstwhile writing
she was a dancer once

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