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in like wise

in like wise prepositional phrase: in the same way.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (obsolete) In the same way.
    • Also all the prophetes from Samuell, and thenceforth as many as have spoken, have in lykwyse tolde of these dayes.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts
    • Brother Rosell, in my right hearty wise I commend me unto you, and in like wise unto my sister your bedfellow, &c.1533, Thomas Cranmer, letter

Forms of in like wise

alternative formin likewise

Origin of in like wise

From Middle English in like wise (“in like manner”).

Questions about in like wise

What does in like wise mean?
In like wise means in the same way.
What part of speech is in like wise?
In like wise is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in like wise in the dictionary

  1. in lieu
  2. in lieu of
  3. in light of
  4. in like a lion, out like a lamb
  5. in like Flynn
  6. in like wise
  7. in limine
  8. in line
  9. in line with
  10. in liquor
  11. in little

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