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anyhow
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
anyhow
(adverb)
anyhow
/
ˈ
ɛniˌhaʊ/
adverb
anyhow
/
ˈ
ɛniˌhaʊ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANYHOW
informal
1
:
anyway
It's OK if we don't go to the movie. I'm not that interested in seeing it
anyhow
.
What exactly did she mean by that
anyhow
?
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chiefly British
:
in a way that is not organized or neat
:
in a careless way
The books were scattered
anyhow
[=
every which way
] around the office.
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