Nowhile
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 no time; not for any length of time
"THE morning meal hurriedly partaken, Alloway and Carleton mounted their fleet steeds, and in nowhile gained the summit of the high hill within a mile of the port of entry, from which was a full view of the broad Potomac."
Example
More examples"THE morning meal hurriedly partaken, Alloway and Carleton mounted their fleet steeds, and in nowhile gained the summit of the high hill within a mile of the port of entry, from which was a full view of the broad Potomac."
Etymology
From no + while.
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