LEASTWISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leastwise mean? 

• LEASTWISE (adverb)
  The adverb LEASTWISE has 1 sense:

1. if nothing else ('leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial)

  Familiarity information: LEASTWISE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEASTWISE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

If nothing else ('leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial)

Synonyms:

at any rate; at least; leastways; leastwise

Context example:

the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)