leastwise
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of leastwise
Example Sentences
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Where are the children, "adjudged the leastwise of the land"?
From Time Magazine Archive
"I reckon so; leastwise I used to get my mail here," answered Roy, a bit startled.
From They of the High Trails by Garland, Hamlin
"They found out some strange man was responsible, but who he was, nobuddy knows, or leastwise they won't tell, and that amounts to the same thing."
From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Stratemeyer, Edward
Arms feel ’most jerked out o’ the sockets, and skin’s off the palms of my hands, leastwise it feels like it.
From The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam by Fenn, George Manville
I give all my chillen de eddication, leastwise dey all kin read and write and dat's what I cain't do.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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