erstwhile
Adjective Satellite
- belonging to some prior time
- "erstwhile friend"
Adverb
- at a previous time
- "her erstwhile writing"
Adv
- Formerly; in the past.
Adj
- Former, previous.
- Respected, honourable.
Origin / Etymology
From erst (“first, formerly”) + while.
Synonyms
at one time, erst, former, formerly, old, once, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime, antecedent, anterior, earlier, erewhile, erstwhile, ex, foregone, olden, past, precedent, preceding, previous, prior, used-to-be, whilom
Scrabble Score: 15
erstwhile: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worderstwhile: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
erstwhile: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary