I. ˈsəmˌtīm adverb
Etymology: Middle English sum tim, sum time, from sum some + tim, time time
1.
a. obsolete : at some past time : at a certain time or on a particular occasion in the past : once
there was sometime … founded a certain house — Friar Rush
b. archaic : in the past : at one time : in former times : formerly
a large marble stone sometime inlaid with brass — Edward Ledwich
2. archaic : once in a while : occasionally , sometimes
but sometime fear is the beginning of wisdom — Timothy Puller
3. : at one time or other hereafter : at some time in the future : on a future occasion
I'll do it sometime
4. : at some indefinite or indeterminate time : at some not specified or definitely known point of time : at some time or other
sometime in 1710 or 1711 he was taken to a neighboring town — J.W.Krutch
sometime years ago a … sea had filled the valley — R.O.Easton
II. adjective
1. : having been formerly : former , late
former military officer, sometime newspaper editor — Dixon Wecter
sometime professor of history at a nearby university
2. South & Midland : erratic in loyalties and dependability
a sometime friend