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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: looking for a better word Coffeebean #179637 10/16/08 11:10 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Kia ora Coffebean, Words that spring to mind are, former, erstwhile, past, previous/prior (depending on current marital status) Not quite 'her husband at the time' but a reference to their past association. Maybe 'contemporary' would relate them to the same time? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted looking for a better word Coffeebean 10/16/08 09:00 PM Re: looking for a better word olly 10/16/08 11:10 PM Re: looking for a better word BranShea 10/17/08 10:00 PM Re: looking for a better word zmjezhd 10/17/08 10:49 PM Re: looking for a better word Faldage 10/18/08 12:47 AM Re: looking for a better word latishya 10/18/08 01:59 AM Re: looking for a better word zmjezhd 10/18/08 02:08 AM Re: looking for a better word belMarduk 10/19/08 02:02 AM Re: looking for a better word BranShea 10/18/08 02:47 PM Re: looking for a better word zmjezhd 10/18/08 03:19 PM Re: looking for a better word Faldage 10/16/08 11:25 PM Re: looking for a better word Jackie 10/17/08 02:28 AM Re: looking for a better word The Pook 10/17/08 11:09 AM Re: looking for a better word twosleepy 10/17/08 02:15 PM Re: looking for a better word Myridon 10/17/08 02:54 PM Re: looking for a better word twosleepy 10/17/08 05:44 PM Re: looking for a better word Myridon 10/17/08 06:28 PM Re: looking for a better word twosleepy 10/17/08 09:27 PM Well excuuuuuuse me... twosleepy 10/18/08 02:50 AM Re: Well excuuuuuuse me... Coffeebean 10/20/08 03:28 PM Re: Well excuuuuuuse me... Zed 10/21/08 07:13 AM Re: Well excuuuuuuse me... Faldage 10/21/08 10:11 AM Re: Well excuuuuuuse me... The Pook 10/21/08 10:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,117 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 1,834 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,024 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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