otherwhile

or oth·er·whiles

[ uhth-er-hwahyl, -wahyl ]

/ ˈʌð ərˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /

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adverb Archaic.

at another time or other times.

sometimes.

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Origin of otherwhile

First recorded in 1125–75, otherwhile is from the Middle English word otherwhil, otherwhiles. See other, while

Words nearby otherwhile

other side of the coin, other side of the tracks, other than, other things being equal, otherwhere, otherwhile, otherwise, other woman, other world, otherworldly, Othin

How to use otherwhile in a sentence

And otherwhile, yt which hee carveth, doth not like him to whom it is geven.
A Renaissance Courtesy-book|Giovanni Della Casa
Howbeit otherwhile both parties wept according to the proverb, Victoria Cadmaea, Cadmus victorie, where both parties repented.
Against War|Erasmus
For men doe hate their owne faultes otherwhile, when they see them in another.
A Renaissance Courtesy-book|Giovanni Della Casa
I say vaine: In that we honour men to their face, whome we reverence not in deede, but otherwhile contemne.
A Renaissance Courtesy-book|Giovanni Della Casa

For a man mockes and laughes otherwhile, in a sport and a pastime: but his scorne is ever in a rage and disdaine.
A Renaissance Courtesy-book|Giovanni Della Casa