Anyhow
//ˈɛn.i.haʊ// adj, adv
adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration. Singapore, Singlish, not-comparable, predicative
"Rabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak."
Adverb
- 1 In any way or manner whatever. not-comparable
- 2 In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. conjunctive, not-comparable
"Anyhow, he is dead now."
- 3 Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly. not-comparable
"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 Thoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration. Singapore, Singlish, broadly, not-comparable
"Compare Hokkien 亂/乱 (loān) and 四散 (sì-sòaⁿ)."
Adverb
- 1 used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement wordnet
- 2 in any way whatsoever wordnet
Example
More examples"I'm feeling ill, but I intend to go out anyhow."
Etymology
From any + how.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.