ANYWAYS
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
anyways (not comparable)
(rare) In any way.
(conjunctive, informal, chiefly, North America) Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
Source: Wiktionary
A"ny*way, A"ny*ways, adv.
Definition: Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition