Aforetimes

//əˈfɔːˌtaɪmz// adv, noun

adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of aforetime form-of, plural
Adverb
  1. 1
    Formerly, formerly. archaic, not-comparable

    "When he had saied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]"

Example

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"When he had saied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]"

Etymology

From aforetime + -s.

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