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enow

American

[ih-nou, ih-noh] / ɪˈnaʊ, ɪˈnoʊ /

adjective

Archaic.

enough.

enow British

/ ɪˈnaʊ /

adjective

an archaic word for enough

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Etymology

Origin of enow

before 1050; Middle English inow, Old English genōg (variant of genōh enough ), conflated with Middle English inowe, Old English genōge, plural of genōg enough

Example Sentences

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It certainly does not have enow dancing or enow music.

From Time Magazine Archive

You have done mischief enow, and do no more here!

From Shrewsbury A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.

"It be 'e, sure enow," muttered one of the men.

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Nay, as if there were not real Trifles enow, they now make Trifles of the most serious and valuable Things.

From The Toy Shop (1735) The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737) by Dodsley, Robert

“Fear nothing on that score, Viviana,” replied Sir William, “I have already perplexities enow, without adding to them.”

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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