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

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Examples from the Web for anywise

Nay, the earl of Bristol moved, that no pardon might be granted to those who had anywise contributed to the king's death.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F.|David Hume
And none of those things which the saint foretold in anywise failed in the event.
The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick|Various
It can neither be declared from pulpits, nor set down in Articles, nor in anywise "prepared and sold" in packages, ready for use.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Ruskin
Not that Mr. Ferris meant, or in anywise considered it good policy, to have Mansell arrested at this time.
Hand and Ring|Anna Katharine Green

It was not, we repeat, in anywise a question of Israel's state or Israel's deservings.
The Assembly of God|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

British Dictionary definitions for anywise

anywise

/ (ˈɛnɪˌwaɪz) /

adverb

mainly US in any way or manner; at all

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Word Origin and History for anywise

anywise

adv.

Old English ænige wisan, from any + wise (n.). One-word form from c.1200.

anywise

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anywise

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