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anyhow, adv. and conj.|ˈɛnɪhaʊ|
[See any 9.]
1. adv. Indefinite compound of how: In any way or manner whatever, or however imperfect; in random fashion, unmethodically. Also (slang) with insertion of old: any old how (cf. any a. and pron. 1 e).
1740Pineda Eng. Span. Dict. s.v., Anyhow, de qualquiera manera que sea. 1828Carlyle Misc. (1857) I. 192 Done anyhow, no profitable one. 1844Brougham Brit. Const. xvii. (1862) 258 Any law, anyhow made, provided it be made calmly. 1853Mrs. Gaskell Ruth II. iii. 64 Just try..to think of all the odd jobs as to be done well..not just slurred over anyhow. 1867Freeman Norm. Conq. I. App. 747 Whether the two can anyhow be the same. 1896Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 538 They are apt at first to be thrown in anyhow. 1933Punch 23 Aug. 216/1 Scenes like a splash of confetti Hurled any old how. 1937M. Hillis Orchids on your Budget (1938) v. 79 The kind of woman who gets herself up any-old-how..deserves just what she gets. 1949F. Sargeson I Saw in my Dream xiv. 191 He was all dressed up in his Sunday best..but his hair was any old how.
2. a. advb. conj. In any case, however it may be with what has been already said, at least.
1825Bro. Jonathan I. 381, I was ready to go abroad, any how, then. 1842Newman Ch. Fathers 250 Any how, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple self-originated error. 1866G. Macdonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. xi. (1878) 220 They went, anyhow, whether they had to do it or not.
b. any old how, in any case, at any rate. slang.
1924P. Creswick Beaten Path xxxiii. 183 Oh, likes! Yes, she likes me. But liking's nothing. Well, any old how, I had to tell you. 1958F. Norman Bang to Rights ii. 34 Any old how..he managed to get behind him. |