adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In addition to what has been said. conjunctive, not-comparable

   "For three years there had been pestilence, and in the last of the three a famine; moreover, there was imminence of war."

Adverb

1. 1
   denoting additional information wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

furtherfurthermorein addition;aboveaddition

Example

More examples

"The house looked good; moreover, the price was right."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English moreover, moreovere, morover, mooreover, more-overe, mare over, equivalent to more + over.

Related phrases

also additionallyin additionput together

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