Somewhy

//ˈsʌmwai// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    For some reason. not-comparable, rare

    "Out of the drift of facts, whereby you learn What some was, somewhere, somewhen, somewhy?"

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"Out of the drift of facts, whereby you learn What some was, somewhere, somewhen, somewhy?"

Etymology

From some + why, in analogy with somewhere, somehow etc.

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