anywise

[ en-ee-wahyz ]

/ ˈɛn iˌwaɪz /

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adverb

in any way or respect.

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Origin of anywise

before 1000; Middle English ani wise,Old English on ǣnige wīsan in any wise. See any, wise²

Words nearby anywise

anytime, anyway, anyways, anywhere, anywheres, anywise, ANZ, Anza, ANZAAS, Anzac, Anzac Day

How to use anywise in a sentence

This spur is one of the few points from which the mass of the Mont Cervin is in anywise approachable.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)|John Ruskin
In November, he shifts such others whose roots have filled their pots, and have become anywise matted.
The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple|John Claudius Loudon
I then asked him what it was; he told me it was snow: but I could not in anywise understand him.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African|Olaudah Equiano
This "want" of it never, of course, in anywise depending on its qualities.
Arrows of the Chace, v. 2|John Ruskin

Do not, however, get into the opinion that you are irresistible, or anywise attractive.
The Golden Censer|John McGovern

British Dictionary definitions for anywise

anywise

/ (ˈɛnɪˌwaɪz) /

adverb

mainly US in any way or manner; at all

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