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not by any means

not by any means adverb: not at all, not in the slightest.

Adverb

not by any means (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Not at all, not in the slightest
    • Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head...Episode 16
    Synonyms:
    by no means

not by any means meaning in Bengali

not by any means in Bengali

মোটেও নয়, সামান্যতমও নয়

Synonyms of not by any means

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Questions about not by any means

What does not by any means mean?
Not by any means means not at all, not in the slightest.
What is not by any means in Bengali?
Not by any means in Bengali is মোটেও নয়, সামান্যতমও নয়. See Not by any means meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is not by any means?
Not by any means is an adverb.

Words near not by any means in the dictionary

  1. not bear thinking about
  2. not before time
  3. not but
  4. not by a jugful
  5. not by any manner of means
  6. not by any means
  7. not care beans
  8. not cricket
  9. not do someone any favors
  10. not do someone any favours
  11. not dog

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