leastways

least·ways

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [leest-weyz]
- /ˈlistˌweɪz/
- /ˈliːst.weɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leest-weyz]
- /ˈlistˌweɪz/

Definitions of leastways word

adverb leastways at least; at any rate; leastwise. 1
noun leastways At least. 1
adverb leastways You use leastways to indicate that you are correcting or changing something you have just said. 0
adverb leastways at least; anyway; at any rate 0
adverb leastways leastwise; anyway 0
adverb leastways (colloquial or dialectal) at least. 0

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Origin of leastways

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400, leastways is from the Middle English word leest weye. See least, -ways

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Parts of speech for Leastways

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leastways

leastways popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for leastways

adverb leastways

in any case — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
anyway — You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
at least — You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.
at any rate — You use at any rate to indicate that what you have just said might be incorrect or unclear in some way, and that you are now being more precise.
in spite of — a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.

All 5 Synonyms of leastways