withal

English

Etymology

From Middle English withal, withalle, equivalent to with +‎ all, used in place of earlier Old English mid ealle.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /wɪˈðɔːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /wɪˈðɑl/, /wɪˈðɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl

Postposition

withal

  1. (archaic) Synonym for with, appearing at the end of a clause or sentence, after the object.

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:withal.

Adverb

withal (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) All things considered; nevertheless; besides[1]
    • 1907, Gilbert Parker, The Weavers
      Yet, withal, David was the true altruist.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, in The Celebrity:
      Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. […] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. […] But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.
    • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land that Time Forgot‎, HTML edition, 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.
  2. (obsolete) With this; with that.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare
      He will scarce be pleased withal.

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:withal.

References

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