ANYHOW
ADVERBS
1485 — AT ALL ADVENTURE anyhow, at random; recklessly → obs.
1542 — HAB OR NAB anyhow, however it may turn out; get or lose, hit or miss, succeed or fail → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1580 — HAB NAB anyhow, however it may turn out; get or lose, hit or miss, succeed or fail → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1864 — TAPPY-LAPPY anyhow; as fast as possible; at top speed; generally used of running → Eng. dial.
1903 — BY HAB OR BY NAB anyhow, anyway; by hook or by crook; by any means necessary → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1924 — ANYHOO anyhow; esp. used to change topic, or return to a previous topic after a digression or interruption → colloq.
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