anywise

adverb

ˈe-nē-ˌwīz How to pronounce anywise (audio)
Definition of anywisenext
1
as in ever
in any way or respect nor is it anywise important what you wear to the party

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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method just stuffed his newly cleaned clothes anywise back into the drawers

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  1. ever
  2. randomly
Adverb
  • Dodger Stadium is dripping in lore, from Kirk Gibson’s legendary walk-off home run in 1988 to more history, like Shohei Ohtani playing perhaps the greatest game ever last postseason.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Kesko will repaint or scrap one truck, the clip will make its rounds, and next week Finns will go back to buying their milk, with the brand never having been in much danger and its composure the only thing that was ever really on trial.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of ever
Adverb
  • These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Ethel and Julius hadn’t been targeted randomly, or simply for having been Jewish Communists during the McCarthy era.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of randomly
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