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anyhowly

anyhowly adverb: in any which way; haphazardly, arbitrarily.

Adverb

anyhowly (not comparable)

  1. (Africa, East, Singapore) In any which way; haphazardly, arbitrarily.
    • Nabumbo Promise spoke, her voice low, almost a whisper. You're all grown now, huh? Youre going to talk to me just anyhowly now, huh?2022, Okwiri Oduor, Things They Lost, New York, N.Y. […]: Scribner, →ISBN, page 353

Origin of anyhowly

From anyhow + -ly. First attested in 1949.

Questions about anyhowly

What does anyhowly mean?
Anyhowly means in any which way; haphazardly, arbitrarily.
What part of speech is anyhowly?
Anyhowly is an adverb.

Words near anyhowly in the dictionary

  1. anyfuckingbody
  2. anyfuckingone
  3. anyhoo
  4. anyhow
  5. anyhow whack
  6. anyhowly
  7. anyhows
  8. Anyi
  9. Anykščiai
  10. anymore
  11. anyolite

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