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anyhow
- /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/ US
- /ˈæn.i.haʊ/ US
Rhymes with -aʊ
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós
Proto-Germanic *ainagaz
Proto-West Germanic *ainag
Old English ǣniġ
Middle English ani
English any
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwō
Old English hū
Middle English how
English how
English anyhow
From any + how.
adverb
- In any way or manner whatever.
- In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. Anyhow, he is dead now.
- Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly. It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow, — as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
- Thoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration. Compare Hokkien 亂/乱 (loān) and 四散 (sì-sòaⁿ).
adjective
- Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration. Rabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak.