afterling
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Definition of afterling
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(rare)One who comes after or later; an aftercomer; one who is late.
“Lange terms him "an afterling of the speculative Romanticism," and it seems clear that he is connected with the Hegelian Right and even with Schelling.”
“[...] of fair probability, or unclouded possibility, he is not, in fair judgment justly subject to abuse or censure by some afterling, building upon his work, who happens to discover documents which he believes are unknown to the Colonel.”
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noun
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(rare)One who comes after or later; an aftercomer; one who is late.
“Lange terms him "an afterling of the speculative Romanticism," and it seems clear that he is connected with the Hegelian Right and even with Schelling.”
“[...] of fair probability, or unclouded possibility, he is not, in fair judgment justly subject to abuse or censure by some afterling, building upon his work, who happens to discover documents which he believes are unknown to the Colonel.”
adj
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(Scotland, rare)Coming after; later; subsequent; of later date; late in order of time or succession.
“"That Heresie, whose afterling entry falling out in the dreg of all tymes doth render it suspect."”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English afterling. Cognate with Scots afterling, efterling (“afterling”, adjective). By surface analysis, after + -ling.
Words you can make from afterling
200+ playable · top: FALTERING (13 pts)
Best play faltering 13 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
40 words- ENGRAFT 11 pts
- FANGIRL 11 pts
- FARTING 11 pts
- FATLING 11 pts
- FEARING 11 pts
- FELTING 11 pts
- FINAGLE 11 pts
- FLANGER 11 pts
- FLARING 11 pts
- FLINGER 11 pts
- FRAGILE 11 pts
- FRIGATE 11 pts
- INGRAFT 11 pts
- LEAFING 11 pts
- RAFTING 11 pts
- FAINTER 10 pts
- INFLATE 10 pts
- ALIGNER 8 pts
- ATINGLE 8 pts
- ELATING 8 pts
- ENGRAIL 8 pts
- GELATIN 8 pts
- GENITAL 8 pts
- GRANITE 8 pts
- GRATINE 8 pts
- INGRATE 8 pts
- NARGILE 8 pts
- REALIGN 8 pts
- REGINAL 8 pts
- RINGLET 8 pts
- TAGLINE 8 pts
- TANGIER 8 pts
- TANGLER 8 pts
- TEARING 8 pts
- TINGLER 8 pts
- LATRINE 7 pts
- RATLINE 7 pts
- RELIANT 7 pts
- RETINAL 7 pts
- TRENAIL 7 pts
6-letter words
69 words- FARING 10 pts
- FATING 10 pts
- FETING 10 pts
- FINGER 10 pts
- FLANGE 10 pts
- FRINGE 10 pts
- REFLAG 10 pts
- REGIFT 10 pts
- FAINER 9 pts
- FALTER 9 pts
- FERIAL 9 pts
- FETIAL 9 pts
- FILTER 9 pts
- FINALE 9 pts
- INFARE 9 pts
- LIFTER 9 pts
- TRIFLE 9 pts
- AIGLET 7 pts
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- ANGLER 7 pts
- ARGENT 7 pts
- EARING 7 pts
- EATING 7 pts
- ENGIRT 7 pts
- GAINER 7 pts
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- GELANT 7 pts
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- GLAIRE 7 pts
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- LINAGE 7 pts
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- RATING 7 pts
- REAGIN 7 pts
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- REGNAL 7 pts
- TAGINE 7 pts
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- TARING 7 pts
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- TRIAGE 7 pts
- ALINER 6 pts
- ANTLER 6 pts
- ENTAIL 6 pts
- LARINE 6 pts
- LEARNT 6 pts
- LINEAR 6 pts
- LINTER 6 pts
- NAILER 6 pts
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- RATLIN 6 pts
- RENAIL 6 pts
- RENTAL 6 pts
- RETAIL 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
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- RETINA 6 pts
- TAILER 6 pts
- TENAIL 6 pts
- TINEAL 6 pts
- TRINAL 6 pts
5-letter words
81 words- FAGIN 9 pts
- FEIGN 9 pts
- FLING 9 pts
- GANEF 9 pts
- GRAFT 9 pts
- GRIEF 9 pts
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- AFIRE 8 pts
- AFRIT 8 pts
- AFTER 8 pts
- ELFIN 8 pts
- FAINT 8 pts
- FARLE 8 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- FERAL 8 pts
- FERIA 8 pts
- FETAL 8 pts
- FILAR 8 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FILET 8 pts
- FINAL 8 pts
- FINER 8 pts
- FLAIR 8 pts
- FLARE 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- FLINT 8 pts
- FLIRT 8 pts
- FLITE 8 pts
- FRAIL 8 pts
- FRENA 8 pts
- IFTAR 8 pts
- INFER 8 pts
- INFRA 8 pts
- AGENT 6 pts
- AGILE 6 pts
- AGLET 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ANGEL 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ANGLE 6 pts
- ARGIL 6 pts
- ARGLE 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GATER 6 pts
- GIANT 6 pts
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- GLARE 6 pts
- GLEAN 6 pts
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- GRAIN 6 pts
- GRANT 6 pts
- GRATE 6 pts
- GREAT 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LAGER 6 pts
- LARGE 6 pts
- LEGIT 6 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
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- ARIEL 5 pts
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- ELAIN 5 pts
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- INERT 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- LARNT 5 pts
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- LEANT 5 pts
- LEARN 5 pts
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