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Etymology

From any + how.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/, /ˈæn.i.haʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Adverb

anyhow (not comparable)

  1. (manner) In any way or manner whatever.
  2. (conjunctive) 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.
    • 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
      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. (Singapore, Singlish, by extension) Thoughtlessly, randomly and without careful consideration.

Adjective

anyhow (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.
    Synonym: (Singapore, vulgar) half-fuck
    • 2022 January 25, Jean Wong, Cassandra Nerva, Jerald Ang, “34 Singlish Phrases to Know Before Visiting Singapore”, in tripzilla.com, archived from the original on 30 September 2024:
      Rabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak.
    • 2024 December 13, gwbasic, “Is it all the food influencers cannot make it?”, in HardwareZone Forums:
      Even the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one.

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