/awl"soh/ , adv.
1. in addition; too; besides; as well: He was thin, and he was also tall.
2. likewise; in the same manner: Since you're having another cup of coffee, I'll have one also.
conj.
3. and: He was mean, also ugly.
[ 1125-75; ME; OE ( e ) alswa ALL (wholly or quite) SO 1 ; the meaning ALL SO "wholly" thus implies replication, and therefore "additionally, besides" ]
Syn. 1. moreover.