Elsewhither
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛlswɪðə/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Elsewhither is an adverb meaning (formal) To some other place; in some other direction.
Meaning
(formal) To some other place; in some other direction.
Example Sentences
; more at somewhere else
With Strickland the sexual appetite took a very small place. It was unimportant. It was irksome. His soul aimed elsewhither.
[…] know that ‘impossible,’ where Truth and Mercy and the everlasting Voice of Nature order, has no place in the brave man’s dictionary. That when all men have said “Impossible,” and tumbled noisily elsewhither, and thou alone art left, then first thy time and possibility have come.
Synonyms for elsewhither
Depending on context, synonyms include otherwhither.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include otherwhence, somewhither, anywhither, whitherever, allwhither, otherwards.
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