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Enow

//ɪˈnaʊ// adv, det

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Archaic form of enough. alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Just now. archaic, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Soon. Scotland, archaic, not-comparable
Determiner
  1. 1
    Archaic form of enough. alt-of, archaic

    "How irksome, how wearying, to be doomed always to the society of those who are like people speaking different languages! It resembles travelling through the East, with a few phrases of lingua franca—just enough for the ordinary purposes of life—enow of words to communicate a want, but not to communicate a thought!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more.

Etymology 3

Contraction of even now.

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