 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
withal
adverb
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}, {still},
{yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
2: together with this
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Withal \With*al"\, adverb [With + all.]
1. With this; with that. [Obs.]
He will scarce be pleased withal. --Shak.
2. Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in
addition; also. [Archaic]
Fy on possession
But if a man be virtuous withal. --Chaucer.
If you choose that, then I am yours withal. --Shak.
How modest in exception, and withal
How terrible in constant resolution. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Withal \With*al"\, preposition
With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or
clause in which it stands. [Obs.]
This diamond he greets your wife withal. --Shak.
Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be
defiled withal. --Lev. v. 3.
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