thitherto
[ thith-er-too, thith-, thith-er-too, thith- ]
/ ˌθɪð ərˈtu, ˌðɪð-, ˈθɪð ərˌtu, ˈðɪð- /
adverb
up to that time; until then.
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Words nearby thitherto
thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness, thither, thitherto, thixolabile, thixotropic, thixotropy, Thjalfi, Thjazi
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for thitherto
Thitherto he had been able to devote a large portion of the time not given to official duties to his friend.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock ThayerJosiah had to stand the hectoring and nagging that thitherto had been distributed among many.
The Turtles of Tasman|Jack LondonSix years later the 2d was to receive the much-desired number which had thitherto belonged to the 1st.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler
British Dictionary definitions for thitherto
thitherto
/ (ˌðɪðəˈtuː, ˈðɪðəˌtuː) /
adverb
obsolete, or formal until that time
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012