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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

anywise en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛniˌwaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English anywise From any + -wise.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In any case.

Synonyms

anyway (in any case)