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Thread #154775 Message #3637472
Posted By: GUEST,Troubadour
28-Jun-14 - 08:35 PM
Thread Name: BS: Scientific misconceptions.
Subject: RE: BS: Scientific misconceptions.
erstwhile
ˈəːstwʌɪl/
adjective
adjective: erstwhile
1.
former.
"the erstwhile president of the company"
synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was, ex-, late, then; More
previous, prior, foregoing;
formalquondam;
archaicwhilom
"written in memory of the composer's erstwhile teacher"
antonyms: present, future
adverb
archaic
adverb: erstwhile
1.
formerly.
"Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's stage"
Simple really!