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Originally Posted By: JackieAny comments?
Erstwhile– Former; bygone. Rampantly misused. Roger had disturbing reasons to suspect that Rachel, his erstwhile lover, had hacked into his email accounts.
I don't hear this one very often but I don't believe I've ever heard it misused, much less rampantly misused. Can anyone cite any examples? And examples in the wild, please, not made-up examples.
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