Leastwise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv.
     At least; at all events. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {At leastways}, or {At leastwise}, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leastwise
       adv : if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is
             colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any
             rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the
             influence of economists--or at any rate of
             economics--is far-reaching" [syn: {at least}, {leastways},
              {at any rate}]