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leastwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
least-wise
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At least.

American usage; Informal

adv

Minimally.

Etymology

Etymology tree English least Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English leastwise From least + -wise.

Usage

Synonyms

at least leastways at any rate

Questions

What does leastwise mean?
At least.
Where does leastwise come from?
Etymology tree English least Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English leastwise From least + -wise.

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