anyhow

[ en-ee-hou ]
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adverb
  1. in any way whatever.

  2. in any case; at all events.

  1. in a careless manner; haphazardly.

Origin of anyhow

1
First recorded in 1730–40; any + how1

Words Nearby anyhow

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How to use anyhow in a sentence

  • If it did come to that—and of course it would—I'd get out anyhow, so I may as well go now and save myself further horrors.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • I have recently found out that she was christened Tabitha—or, anyhow, would have been, if the clergyman had known his job.

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • If he puts in clothing it'll cost me five hundred dollars a year in profits, anyhow.

    Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland
  • And most of them have gone under anyhow—in the cheerful California fashion: three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • I reckon you're the one Bolivar an' me's been waitin' here fer, an'—what's the matter with ye, anyhow?

    Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for anyhow

anyhow

/ (ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ) /


adverb
  1. in any case; at any rate

  2. in any manner or by any means whatever

  1. in a haphazard manner; carelessly

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