somewise
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of somewise
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at some, wise 2
Example Sentences
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Ah, Heaven be willing That you think of me somewise.
From The Tempers by William Carlos Williams
She had only thought that he was in somewise her property, and would be so till the end of both their lives.
From Vixen, Volume I. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
We would be somewise as Thou art, Not sprig, and bud, and flower, and fade and fall; Not fix our intellects on some scant part Of Nature, but enjoy or feel it all.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
"Let us do what is needful, bow to the right, and in somewise forsake the wrong, and mend where we have broken."
From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Emily Hickey
He had been in somewise impressed by what Urania had told him about Ida.
From The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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