Definition & Meaning of "erstwhile"in English

erstwhile

in the past or formerly

already

antecedently

before

earlier

erst

Old use

Grammatical Information

Examples

The hotel, erstwhile a grand resort, is now in ruins.

erstwhile

having once been but no longer

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

Examples

His erstwhile allies turned against him.

Lexical Tree

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