withal

adv.

1. In addition; besides: "And, withal, a wider publicity was given to thought-provoking ideas" (Holbrook Jackson).
2. Despite that; nevertheless.
3. Archaic. Therewith.

prep. Archaic
With. Used after its object at the end of a sentence or clause.

[Middle English : with, with; see with + al, all; see all.]

(with-OL)

adverb
1. In addition.
2. Nevertheless.
preposition:
With (used postpositively).

Etymology
From the joining of the phrase "with al" (with all)

Usage
"I have worked at, and occasionally been in charge of, a few of the country's largest papers -- Newsday, the New York Post, and The New York Times come to mind -- and at a handful of lesser lights oh so bright withal." — John Van Doorn; Laid Off After 58 Years in Newspapers; Editor & Publisher (New York); Nov 18, 2008.

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
  Synonyms: however, nevertheless, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding

Meaning #2: together with this

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - desuden, med, også, tillige
prep. - desuden, tillige

Nederlands (Dutch)
daarbij, desondanks

Français (French)
adv. - en outre (littér), sur le champ, nonobstant (littér)
prep. - avec (arch)

Deutsch (German)
adv. - obendrein
prep. - mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - (απαρχ.) προσέτι, ακόμα
prep. - με

Italiano (Italian)
inoltre, con

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - além disso
prep. - com

Русский (Russian)
к тому же, кроме того, более того, вдобавок, в то же время, несмотря на, тем не менее, вслед за, с этими словами, таким образом

Español (Spanish)
adv. - además, sin embargo, no obstante, con todo
prep. - con

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - därtill, tillika
prep. - med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
此外, 又, 而且, 以

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 此外, 又, 而且
prep. - 以

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 그 위에, 같이, 그래도
prep. - ~으로써

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - その上, それにもかかわらず

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) كذلك, أيضا, فوق ذلك, مع ذلك, من ناحيه ثانيه (حرف جر) مع, كذلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮נוסף על כך, כמו כן, יתר על כן, באותו זמן ש-‬
prep. - ‮עם‬

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