somewise

[ suhm-wahyz ]

adverb

, Archaic.

1. by some means; somehow.

somewise

/ ˈsʌmˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. in some way or to some degree; somehow (archaic, except in the phrase in somewise )

Word History and Origins

Origin of somewise¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; some, wise ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of somewise¹

C15: from some + -wise

Example Sentences

Dopsy felt her hopes in somewise revived by Mr. Tregonell's manner of looking at things.

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Let us do what is needful, bow to the right, and in somewise forsake the wrong, and mend where we have broken.

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"I shall come next week," says the professor, troubled in somewise by the meaning in her eyes.

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To you, therefore, these occasional writings will be in somewise addressed.

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A door I made in somewise, and for a window I had a piece of transparent skin, having no glass.

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