# neverthemore
## English
### Alternative forms

* nathmore (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle English never the more, never þe mare (also Middle English never the mo, never þe mo), equivalent to never +‎ the +‎ more.

### Adverb

neverthemore (not comparable)
* Not any more; no longer.
** 1763, A view of the state of Ireland as it was in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, page 106:For so there is another like Law enacted against wearing of the Irish Apparel, but neverthemore is it observed by any, or executed by them that have the Charge […]
** 1862, Joseph Johnson, The interviews of great men, page 65:[…] he then of a certain pity framed his fancy toward her, and soon after married her, neverthemore discontinuing his study of the law at Lincoln's Inn.
** 1892, The Deeds of Beowulf: An English Epic of the Eighth Century Done Into Modern Prose:He could not possibly requite the feud upon the man-slayer; neverthemore could he pursue the warrior with hostile deeds, though he was not beloved by him.
* Anyway; all the same.
** 1946, Indiana State Board of Health, Monthly Bulletin - Volumes 49-51, page 60:I do not know exactly why our organization got the name Phi Rho Sigma, but it suits me neverthemore.
** 1962, Genesis West - Volume 1, page 339:... the same neatness as of a hospital bed, you at the desk curled carefully at the white sheets, neverthemore, it is somehow you in those letters, from that metropolis where there is only one face and you have it for the moment, and even the sense of the color of the yes eyes is enough for me.
** 2011, Jane Austin, “Indifference and Indolence”, in Rejected Works of Famous People, →ISBN, page 7:At the time of our story, the family had been reduced, mostly by deaths of antecedents, centuries before, from the status of grand genrty to that of a grand piano. Nevertheless, but also neverthemore for all that matter, the family had hopes, which resided now within the personage of the concurrent daughter, Elizabeth.
** 2012, De An Simmons, Skeeter Sierra, Etc, →ISBN, page 126:However, facials (makeovers), nails, toes, and hair was an excellent privilege and fixing customers up to look their best worked to a degree, yet, to an extent, improvements in the loss of weight would definitely help, except that wasn't happening the way it worked with our customers in the past, who became famous celebrities over a period of time. Some even came back to make speeches on how well our spa helped them physically, mentally and in personal matters. Neverthemore, in the meantime while we )the owners) put our heads together at a meeting to see what could be done, "someone had the ball running, and that's what kept the spa opened in the first place."
* Even more (a second event compounds the first)
** 1987, Journal of Psychophysiology - Volume 1, page 350:Neverthemore, much interest was developed in train-spotting as direct consequence of present experimenting, and much more research needs to be done in this area.
** 1991, The Architects' Journal - Volume 194, page 17:The drum roll, the spotlight, the glamorous assistant, the sudden cascade of damsk silk, et voilà! -- a pile of paper. Neverthemore, one was instantly struck by clarity of vision, the singleness of purpose stamped into the woody grain of every recycled sheet.
** 1998, Giose Rimanelli, Luigi Fontanella, Hot Dog: A Novel, page 32:The noise of the flute hems me in and its continuous false notes strike me as bad omens, above all since I'm caught up in trying to crack eggs and keep the yolks perfectly intact. With grace and discretion, I start to shut the parlor door. Neverthemore, at its dead-center, I glimpse my friend Wrackett maneuvering his instrument, actually a fluto-phone.
** 2007, Roger Caras, Treasury of Great Dog Stories, →ISBN:"Must be, if he sold you a doghouse, and you not even got a dog," said Mr. Detweiler of the bowling league, who could sound patronizing because he was the only one in the bowling league who had ever had a perfect game. "Neverthemore, as the raven said, ha ha ha, I want you all to see my doghouse."