erstwhile meaning

Adjective: erstwhile  'urst`wIl

1. Belonging to some prior time
   "erstwhile friend"
   - former, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime

Adverb: erstwhile  'urst`wIl
Usage: archaic

1. At a previous time
   "her erstwhile writing"
   - once, formerly, at one time, erst [archaic], sometime [archaic]

See also: past

Encyclopedia: Erstwhile

Examples

More:   Next

1. sandy it seems our erstwhile colleague has disappeared
2. [sandy ] it seems our erstwhile colleague has disappeared
3. for the erstwhile king of swing
4. for the erstwhile king of swing
5. thanks to company shutdowns, palo alto the erstwhile mecca of masculinity is now just 49 percent male