What does elsewhither mean?
Elsewhither means (formal) To some other place; in some other direction..
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/ˈɛlswɪðə/ · adverb
(formal) To some other place; in some other direction..
; more at somewhere else
[…] 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.
With Strickland the sexual appetite took a very small place. It was unimportant. It was irksome. His soul aimed elsewhither.
Use elsewhither when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Elsewhither means (formal) To some other place; in some other direction..
Common synonyms include otherwhither.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
; more at somewhere else
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