any old how in English

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      "expansion": "any old how (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "In any way or manner, without particularly caring which is chosen; anyhow."
      ],
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          "way"
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          "manner"
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          "anyhow"
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        "(colloquial, manner) In any way or manner, without particularly caring which is chosen; anyhow."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "manner"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "any old how"
}

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      "expansion": "any old how (not comparable)",
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        "English colloquialisms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      "glosses": [
        "In any way or manner, without particularly caring which is chosen; anyhow."
      ],
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          "manner"
        ],
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          "anyhow",
          "anyhow"
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        "(colloquial, manner) In any way or manner, without particularly caring which is chosen; anyhow."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "not-comparable"
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      "topics": [
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  "word": "any old how"
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"any old how" meaning in English

Adverb