Word.ws English Dictionary

neverthemore

neverthemore adverb: not any more; no longer.

Adverb

neverthemore (not comparable)

  1. Not any more; no longer.
    • For so there is another like Law enacted against wearing of the Irish Apparel, but neverthemore is it observed by any, or executed by them that have the Charge […]1763, A view of the state of Ireland as it was in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, page 106
    • […] he then of a certain pity framed his fancy toward her, and soon after married her, neverthemore discontinuing his study of the law at Lincoln's Inn.1862, Joseph Johnson, The interviews of great men, page 65
  2. Anyway; all the same.
    • I do not know exactly why our organization got the name Phi Rho Sigma, but it suits me neverthemore.1946, Indiana State Board of Health, Monthly Bulletin - Volumes 49-51, page 60
    • ... the same neatness as of a hospital bed, you at the desk curled carefully at the white sheets, neverthemore, it is somehow you in those letters, from that metropolis where there is only one face and you have it for the moment, and even the sense of the color of the yes eyes is enough for me.1962, Genesis West - Volume 1, page 339
  3. Even more (a second event compounds the first)
    • Neverthemore, much interest was developed in train-spotting as direct consequence of present experimenting, and much more research needs to be done in this area.1987, Journal of Psychophysiology - Volume 1, page 350
    • The drum roll, the spotlight, the glamorous assistant, the sudden cascade of damsk silk, et voilà! -- a pile of paper. Neverthemore, one was instantly struck by clarity of vision, the singleness of purpose stamped into the woody grain of every recycled sheet.1991, The Architects' Journal - Volume 194, page 17

Examples of neverthemore in a sentence

  • He could not possibly requite the feud upon the man-slayer; neverthemore could he pursue the warrior with hostile deeds, though he was not beloved by him.1892, The Deeds of Beowulf: An English Epic of the Eighth Century Done Into Modern Prose:
  • Nevertheless, but also neverthemore for all that matter, the family had hopes, which resided now within the personage of the concurrent daughter, Elizabeth.2011, Jane Austin, “Indifference and Indolence”, in Rejected Works of Famous People, →ISBN, page 7:
  • Neverthemore, at its dead-center, I glimpse my friend Wrackett maneuvering his instrument, actually a fluto-phone.1998, Giose Rimanelli, Luigi Fontanella, Hot Dog: A Novel, page 32:
  • "Neverthemore, as the raven said, ha ha ha, I want you all to see my doghouse."2007, Roger Caras, Treasury of Great Dog Stories, →ISBN:

Forms of neverthemore

alternative formnathmore

Origin of neverthemore

From Middle English never the more, never þe mare (also Middle English never the mo, never þe mo), equivalent to never + the + more.

Questions about neverthemore

What does neverthemore mean?
Neverthemore means not any more; no longer.
How do you use neverthemore in a sentence?
He could not possibly requite the feud upon the man-slayer; neverthemore could he pursue the warrior with hostile deeds, though he was not beloved by him.
What part of speech is neverthemore?
Neverthemore is an adverb.

Words near neverthemore in the dictionary

  1. neversmokers
  2. neverthelater
  3. nevertheless
  4. neverthelesse
  5. neverthelessly
  6. neverthemore
  7. neverthriving
  8. neverthrivings
  9. Nevertire
  10. Neveruary
  11. neverwas

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: neverthemore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “neverthemore.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/neverthemore. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.