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withall

withall is the archaic spelling of withal.

Meaning of withal

Adverb

withal (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Together with the rest; besides; in addition.
    • [T]hey not onely damne [William] Tyndals tranſlacion [of the Bible], (wherein ther is good cauſe) but ouer that doe damne al other, and as though a ley manne wer no chritſen manne, wyll ſuffer no leye manne haue any at all. But whan they fynde any in his keping, they laye hereſye to hym therefore....1528, Thomas More, “A Dialogue Concernynge Heresyes & Matters of Religion […]. Chapter XI.”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London: […]...
  2. (archaic) All things considered; nevertheless.
    • Modest, yet withal an Elf / Bold, and lavish of thyself, […]1807, William Wordsworth, “To the Small Celandine”, in Poems, in Two Volumes, volume I, London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], →OCLC, page 23
  3. (archaic, obsolete) Synonym of therewith (“with this, that, or those”).
    • Thys boke we haue deuysed, / […] / In hope that no man shall / Be myscontent withall.a. 1530 (date written), John Skelton, “Here after Foloweth the Boke Entytuled Ware the Hauke”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The Poetical Works of John Skelton: […], volume I, London: Thomas Rodd, […]...
    Synonyms:
    therewith

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Questions about withall

What is withall the archaic spelling of?
Withall is the archaic spelling of withal.

Words near withall in the dictionary

  1. withafastuosin
  2. withafastuosins
  3. withaferin
  4. withaferins
  5. withal
  6. withall
  7. Witham
  8. Witham Friary
  9. Witham on the Hill
  10. withametelin
  11. withametelins

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