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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He had been in somewise impressed by what Urania had told him about Ida.
From The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
And the midmost tree I put something more forward than the next; and so, until that which did be the front was shaped somewise like to the bow of a ship.
From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
And I to think that Country did be somewise as the Olden Time renewed; but truly we to look upon early things with new eyes.
From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
She danced with the partners her friends brought her—some of the most eligible men in the room—and was full of life and gaiety; yet the festival seemed to her in somewise horrible all the time.
From Vixen, Volume I. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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
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