aforetime adjective 1adverb 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •(no longer used) Former. adverb1 •(no longer used) In time past; in a former time; formerly.She and the Tertium Quid enjoyed each other's society among the graves of men and women whom they had known and danced with aforetime. — 1889 noun1 •(no longer used) A former time.The aforetime of stereotyping residence styles, so to speak, has been abandoned altogether, and, inside of uniformity, variety is sought to be developed by the architects. — 1909 formsaforetimes
