leastwise
UKliːstwaiz
معنی فارسی
دست کم اقلا.
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-wīz´/adv.
● (عامیانه) دست کم، لااقل، بههر حال، در هر صورت
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'least' comes from the Old English word 'lǣst', meaning 'smallest, least'. 'Wise' means 'manner or fashion'.
مثال
- I don't know much about it, leastwise not enough to make a decision.
- He didn't say much, leastwise not to me.
- I can't promise anything, leastwise not right now.
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- 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”