anyhow
adverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈɛn.i.haʊ//
- United States//ˈæn.i.haʊ//
In any way or manner whatever.
adverb
- 1
In any way or manner whatever.
- 2
In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
Anyhow, he is dead now.
I think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet.
- 3
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.
- 4
Thoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration.
Compare Hokkien 亂／乱 (loān) and 四散 (sì-sòaⁿ).
No lah! Don’t anyhow say! But you also look so different, Vasoo. First time I’ve seen you without your uniform!
Don’t anyhow, please. Told you guys he’s just a friend.
Etymology
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.
adjective
- 1
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.
Even the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one.
anyhow · In any way or manner whatever.
anyone · Any person; anybody.anyplace · At a non-specific place; anywhere.anything · Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of…