withal
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Preposition [edit]
withal
- (archaic) Synonym for with, appearing at the end of a clause or sentence, after the object.
- A knife is good to cut things withal.
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Adverb [edit]
withal (not comparable)
- (archaic) All things considered; nevertheless; besides[1]
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- Yet, withal, David was the true altruist. — Gilbert Parker, "The Weavers"
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land that Time Forgot[1], edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
- So-al was a mighty fine-looking girl, built like a tigress as to strength and sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly.
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