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



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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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