anyways
adverb
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L333640 on Wikidata ↗preposition
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L43932 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
adv
Etymology: From any + adverbial genitive of way (compare always).
- In any way or respect, at all.
“it behoves them[…]to remove all objects, causes, companies, occasions, as may anyways molest him […].”
“...we are bound to assert that we never heard either in his public discourses or private conversation, anything that might tend towards encouraging sedition, or anyways insolencing the government”
- Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
“"Anyways," said the damsel, "I am glad punishment followed, and I say so."”