anyhow
in any way whatever.
in any case; at all events.
in a careless manner; haphazardly.
Origin of anyhow
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How to use anyhow in a sentence
The likes of Coffman are “probably” already halfway wards of the state anyhow.
In almost none of these circumstances does Lyme disease seem likely, but everyone wants testing done anyhow.
Predator Doctors Take Advantage of Patients With ‘Chronic Lyme’ Scam | Russell Saunders | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLet him write; he probably understands it all better than I do, anyhow.
You might not have been so cheap this year and accepted a hand-me-down (I mean ALL they want is the candy anyhow).
anyhow, they realized, Assad had also lost his legitimacy as a ruler.
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 AthertonI 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. MilneIf he puts in clothing it'll cost me five hundred dollars a year in profits, anyhow.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandAnd most of them have gone under anyhow—in the cheerful California fashion: three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonI 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
/ (ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ) /
in any case; at any rate
in any manner or by any means whatever
in a haphazard manner; carelessly
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