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afterdeal

afterdeal noun: disadvantage.

Noun

afterdeal (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Disadvantage.
    • And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.1889, Sir Thomas Mallory, La morte d'Arthure: The history of King Arthur and of the Knights
    • Johnson & Company's account was now at an afterdeal, and Richard simply did not know where to find the money to pay their debts.1955, Barbara Winchester, Tudor family portrait

Antonyms of afterdeal

Forms of afterdeal

alternative form (obsolete)afterdele

Origin of afterdeal

From Middle English afterdele. Equivalent to after- + deal.

Questions about afterdeal

What does afterdeal mean?
Afterdeal means disadvantage.
What part of speech is afterdeal?
Afterdeal is a noun.

Words near afterdeal in the dictionary

  1. aftercurrents
  2. afterdamp
  3. afterdamps
  4. afterdated
  5. afterdays
  6. afterdeal
  7. afterdeals
  8. afterdeck
  9. afterdecks
  10. afterdele
  11. afterdepolarisation

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