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leastwise

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least·wise  (lstwz)
adv. Informal
In any event; at least.
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Adv.1.leastwise - 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"
at least, leastways, at any rate
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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leastwise [ˈliːstwaɪz] ADV → por lo menos


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