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leastwise

least·wise

uncommon informal us

adverb

1.

if nothing else (`leastwise'' is informal and `leastways'' is colloquial)

  • “at least he survived”
  • “they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary”
  • “the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching”

Origin

From least + -wise.

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