nowdays

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A form of nowadays — At the present time; in the current era.

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Meanings

adverbnowdays (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of nowadays.

    Oh, A know vera well, we've no time for an old or a new dispensation nowdays.

    1913, Agnes C. Laut, The Freebooters of the Wilderness
    2 more examples

    I s'pose if the gen'ral run of trotters never got better 'n three 'n a half that a hoss that c'd do it in three 'd be fast, but we don't call 'em so nowdays.

    1899, Edward Noyes Westcott, David Harum

    He didn't know any more than little mites of Sunday-school children do nowdays.

    1876, Pansy, Four Girls at Chautauqua
  2. misspellingnot comparableMisspelling of nowadays.
  3. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nowadays.
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APA

nowdays. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nowdays

MLA

“nowdays.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nowdays. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nowdays,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nowdays.

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