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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And, truly, I was utter angered with myself; and somewise also with her, in that she did not waken mine unthinkingness to this thing.
From The Night Land by Hodgson, William Hope
And we all to think we know, but somewise to be just a-lack when that it doth come to the proof.
From The Night Land by Hodgson, William Hope
A door I made in somewise, and for a window I had a piece of transparent skin, having no glass.
From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir
He had been in somewise impressed by what Urania had told him about Ida.
From The Golden Calf by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
And afterward, we packt our gear, and she did make a bundle of her torn garments; for, truly, they might be proper somewise to our need.
From The Night Land by Hodgson, William Hope
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