nowhy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]no + why; compare nowhere, nohow.
Adverb
[edit]nowhy (not comparable)
- (dialect) For no reason.
- 1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Church-yard. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC:
- 'You must not talk that way, Devereux,' he said, still a good deal more dismayed by his looks than his words. 'Why are you so troubled with vapours and blue devils?'
'Nowhy!' said Devereux, with a grim smile.