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nowhat

nowhat adverb: not at all; in no respect.

Adverb

nowhat (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Not at all; in no respect.
    • He was exceeding temperate in meat, drink, and recreations. He was nowhat given to his appetite; though he loved to see good meat at his table, yet he eat very little of it himself; beef or rabbits was his ordinary food, or cold salted meats, or cheese and apples, and in moderate quantity.1859, University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review (quoting an unnamed friend of Sir Thomas Wentworth)
    • So the Elderly Person, being nowhat in awe of such a comrade, assured him that he was a good man, along certain lines, and the two men got along famously.1913, Music News, volume 6, number 1, page 30

Origin of nowhat

From no + what.

Questions about nowhat

What does nowhat mean?
Nowhat means not at all; in no respect.
What part of speech is nowhat?
Nowhat is an adverb.

Words near nowhat in the dictionary

  1. nowell
  2. nowells
  3. nowels
  4. Nowendoc
  5. Nower
  6. nowhat
  7. nowhen
  8. nowhen else
  9. nowhence
  10. nowhere
  11. Nowhere Creek

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