In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANYHOW
anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event
(adverb) used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; “Anyhow, he is dead now”; “I think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet”; “I don’t know what happened to it; anyway, it’s gone”; “anyway, there is another factor to consider”; “I don’t know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle”; “in any event, the government faced a serious protest”; “but at any rate he got a knighthood for it”
anyhow, anyway
(adverb) in any way whatsoever; “they came anyhow they could”; “get it done anyway you can”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
anyhow (not comparable)
(manner) In any way or manner whatever.
(conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
Synonyms
• (in any case): anyway, anyhoo, anywho; see also regardless
Anagrams
• anywho
Source: Wiktionary
A"ny*how`, adv.
Definition: In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event. Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. J. H. Newman. Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. E. A. Freeman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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