forby

  1. Adjective.  (context, UK) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; superior.
  2. Adverb.  (context, UK) Past; by; beyond.
  3. Adverb.  (context, UK) Uncommonly; exceptionally.
  4. Preposition.  (context, UK) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
  5. Preposition.  (context, UK) (context, of time) Past; gone by; over.
  6. Preposition.  (context, UK) Near; beside; by, close to.
  7. Preposition.  (context, UK) On one side; out of the way.
  8. Preposition.  (context, UK) Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
  9. Preposition.  (context, UK) With the exception of; not taking into account.

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