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erstwhile

[ urst-hwahyl, -wahyl ]

adjective

  1. former; of times past:

    erstwhile friends.

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adverb

  1. Archaic. formerly; erst.

erstwhile

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adjective

  1. former; one-time

    my erstwhile companions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. archaic.
    long ago; formerly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of erstwhile1

First recorded in 1560–70; erst + while
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His words fit squarely into what seems now to be a settled view in the Trump Administration that their erstwhile allies in Europe are a parasitical burden on the United States.

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Even Japan — yes, that erstwhile empire we politely asked not to conquer the Pacific ever again — has begun since the first Trump administration to stock up on weapons like there is an apocalypse fire sale.

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And possibly some of his erstwhile supporters in the business community who really didn't think he'd be dumb enough to kill the golden goose.

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My guy always tried to sell us “Billy Beer†brewed locally by the Falls City Brewing company, sold nationally and named after President Carter’s erstwhile brother.

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The producer and erstwhile member of the xx beat his own high standards with this year’s “In Waves,†a joyful and heartfelt insistence on the redemptive power of the club.

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