from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
withal
adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd
like to try it"; "while we disliked each other,
nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair
master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I
still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless},
{withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so},
{nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
2: together with this
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Withal \With*al"\, adv. [With + all.]
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1. With this; with that. [Obs.]
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He will scarce be pleased withal. --Shak.
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2. Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in
addition; also. [Archaic]
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Fy on possession
But if a man be virtuous withal. --Chaucer.
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If you choose that, then I am yours withal. --Shak.
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How modest in exception, and withal
How terrible in constant resolution. --Shak.
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