anyways
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From any + adverbial genitive of way (compare always).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɛ.nɪ.weɪz/
[edit] Adverb
anyways (not comparable)
- (now rare) In any way.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.ii:
- it behoves them [...] to remove all objects, causes, companies, occasions, as may anyways molest him [...].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.ii:
- (conjunctive) (nonstandard) Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
- 1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friends, Chapman and Hall, accessible through Google Books
- "Anyways," said the damsel, "I am glad punishment, and I say so."
- 1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friends, Chapman and Hall, accessible through Google Books
