nowise

[ noh-wahyz ]

/ ˈnoʊˌwaɪz /

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adverb

noway.

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Origin of nowise

1350–1400; Middle English. See no², -wise

Words nearby nowise

nowheresville, nowhither, Now I lay me down to sleep, no-win, no-win situation, nowise, nown, now-now, no wonder, now or never, it's, Nowruz

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How to use nowise in a sentence

When my powers of sight and speech and hearing returned, MacRae stood over me, nowise harmed.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A very shallow sheet of water flowed down over a broad but nowise precipitous ledge of rock into the valley beneath.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
That was a thing that would nowise suit Monsieur de Garnache's ends just then.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
You wuz just the lawyer, and so nowise interested except jest in the fee?
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope

But we sent Erpwald back to Glastonbury in all haste, and he was in nowise loth to go, as may be supposed.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler

British Dictionary definitions for nowise

nowise

/ (ˈnəʊˌwaɪz) /

adverb

another word for noway

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