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betwixt
[bih-twikst]
betwixt
/ ɪˈٷɪ /
preposition
archaicanother word for between
in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of betwixt1
Idioms and Phrases
betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position.
Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and between.
Example Sentences
He’s betwixt and between, a country of one.
“There’s many a slip betwixt cup and lip. Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
Wolverines players were skipping toward the locker room after the trophy presentation, roses betwixt their teeth, battle scars on their bodies.
If there’s a difference between loneliness and solitude, Kelela’s voice permeates the mystery zone betwixt.
“I’m betwixt, because he took very nice care of my family, but at the same time, I think it’s time. … I really do think he wanted a good team, but he’s lost the fanbase.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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