anywise
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of anywise
before 1000; Middle English ani wise, Old English on ǣnige wīsan in any wise. See any, wise 2
Example Sentences
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Nor, did Miss Havisham’s manner towards Estella in anywise change, except that I believed it to have something like fear infused among its former characteristics.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Hermann has not transgressed in anywise; he has only become a Christian; he simply abhors the transgressions which he used to commit.
From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan
Her sole thought was for the good of her people, and to see that neither this, nor the position of her Empire before the world, should be in anywise impaired.
From Queen Victoria As I Knew Her by Martin, Sir Theodore
Now the third young man was both brave and strong, and he determined to set out to see if he could in anywise help his two friends.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
Understand, then, once for all, that no form of government, provided it be a government at all, is, as such, either to be condemned or praised, or contested for in anywise but by fools.
From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John
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