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anywhy

anywhy adverb: for any reason.

Adverb

anywhy (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) For any reason.
    • And I've seen that car of yours, Ronnie...you could break down anytime, anywhere, anywhy...you wouldn't wanna get eaten by a black bear on a dark and windy road in the middle of nowhere, would ya?2015, Michael A. Connelly, A Compensatory Gift of Unyielding Sturdiness, page 261

Questions about anywhy

What does anywhy mean?
Anywhy means for any reason.
What part of speech is anywhy?
Anywhy is an adverb.

Words near anywhy in the dictionary

  1. anywho
  2. anywhoodles
  3. anywhoozle
  4. anywhoozles
  5. anywhos
  6. anywhy
  7. anywise
  8. anywither
  9. ANZ
  10. Anza
  11. Anza-Borrego

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