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nowise

American  
[noh-wahyz] / ˈnoʊˌwaɪz /

adverb

  1. noway.


nowise British  
/ ˈnəʊˌwaɪz /

adverb

  1. another word for noway

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nowise

1350–1400; Middle English. See no 2, -wise

Example Sentences

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The excitement in the city relative to the Chicago calamity is in nowise abated this morning.

From Seattle Times Oct. 7, 2021

The job which George Higgins Moses undertook was nowise that which his predecessor had had.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is in nowise lawful for any of the brothers to receive letters from his parents, or from any man, or to send letters, without the license of the Master, or of the procurator.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Addison, Charles G.

"Quel bonheur!" is the exclamation if he escapes; but a look, wholly in sorrow and nowise in anger, is the only helpless resource should he be splashed from head to foot.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton

And yet, while Dick smiled, he felt his respect for Mr. Fenton in nowise diminished, but, indeed, rather increased, by seeing him thus display his knowledge of track and field.

From Dick Randall The Young Athlete by Clark, Ellery H.

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