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by no manner of means

by no manner of means prepositional phrase: under no circumstances whatsoever; not at all.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic, formal) Under no circumstances whatsoever; not at all.

Synonyms of by no manner of means

Questions about by no manner of means

What does by no manner of means mean?
By no manner of means means under no circumstances whatsoever; not at all.
What part of speech is by no manner of means?
By no manner of means is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by no manner of means in the dictionary

  1. by mistake
  2. by my faith
  3. by name
  4. by nature
  5. by night
  6. by no manner of means
  7. by no means
  8. by no stretch
  9. by no stretch of imagination
  10. by no stretch of the imagination
  11. by now

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