adv
Meaning 1
At least.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
leastwise
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adv
Meaning 2
Minimally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at least, leastways, at any rate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English least Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English leastwise From least + -wise.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: най-малко (naj-malko) — Minimally