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单词 umwhile
释义

umwhile

English

Etymology

From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally at times, at some time). Analyzable as um- + while. More at umbe, while.

Adjective

umwhile (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects, chiefly Scotland) erstwhile; late; former.
    • 1831, Sir Walter Scott, Waverly, or Six Years Since:
      which devolved on this unhappy woman by a settlement of her umwhile husband.

Adverb

umwhile (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects, chiefly Scotland) formerly; late; whilom.

Scots

Alternative forms

  • umquhile

Etymology

um- + while

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʌmʍəil]

Adverb

umwhile (not comparable)

  1. formerly

Adjective

umwhile (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) erstwhile, former, late, deceased
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