1. (

• erstwhile ,
• former ,
• old ,
• onetime ,
• one-time ,
• quondam ,
• sometime

) belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" ;

1. (

• sometimes ,

) on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always; "sometimes she wished she were back in England"; "sometimes her photography is breathtaking"; "sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months" ;