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anywither

anywither is the archaic form of anywhither.

Meaning of anywhither

Adverb

anywhither (not comparable)

  1. (rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
    • Clearly enough, if the Chiefs be not self-motive and what we call men, but mere patient lay-figures without self-motive principle, the Government will not move anywhither; it will tumble disastrously, and jumble, round its own axis, as for many years past we have seen it do.1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “chapter III, ’’The One Institution’’”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book IV...
    Synonyms:
    whithersoever

Questions about anywither

What is anywither the archaic form of?
Anywither is the archaic form of anywhither.

Words near anywither in the dictionary

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

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