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otherhow

otherhow adverb: by other means.

Adverb

otherhow (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) By other means.
    • Well, but suppose after all I was to do without it? Or I don't mean do without it, for I must get it otherhow, if I don't have it from you. Suppose I was to forgive you the debt?2019, M. H. James, Bogie Tales of East Anglia, page 99

Questions about otherhow

What does otherhow mean?
Otherhow means by other means.
What part of speech is otherhow?
Otherhow is an adverb.

Words near otherhow in the dictionary

  1. otherest
  2. othergates
  3. otherguess
  4. otherhearted
  5. otherhood
  6. otherhow
  7. othering
  8. otherings
  9. otherisation
  10. otherisations
  11. otherise

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