adjective

1. Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

   “He's a forbye man.”

adverb

1. Past; by; beyond.

2. Uncommonly; exceptionally.

   “He was forby kind.”

preposition

1. Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.

2. (of time) Past; gone by; over.

3. Near; beside; by, close to.

Synonyms: beyond, on top of, next to, barring, except for, save for