"nowise" meaning in English

See nowise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈnoʊwaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊwaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nowise.wav
Rhymes: -əʊwaɪz, -oʊwaɪz Etymology: From Middle English nowyse, no-wyse, no wyse, equivalent to no (“none, not any”) + wise (“way, manner”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nowyse}} Middle English nowyse, {{com|en|no|wise|t1=none, not any|t2=way, manner}} no (“none, not any”) + wise (“way, manner”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nowise (not comparable)
  1. (archaic or dialect) (In) no way, (in) no manner, definitely not. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: nohow Related terms: -wise, alwise Translations (in no manner): ոչ մի դեպքում (očʻ mi depkʻum) (Armenian), ոչ մի կերպ (očʻ mi kerp) (Armenian), по никакъв начин (po nikakǎv način) (Bulgarian), in geen geval (Dutch), absoluut niet (Dutch), ei millään tavalla (Finnish), ei mitenkään (Finnish), d'aucune façon (French), არავითარ შემთხვევაში (aravitar šemtxvevaši) (Georgian), auf gar keinen Fall (German), nule (Ido), nulamaniere (Ido), de forma alguma (Portuguese), ни при каки́х обстоя́тельствах (ni pri kakíx obstojátelʹstvax) (Russian), никак (nikak) (Russian), de ninguna manera (Spanish), de ningún modo (Spanish), en absoluto (Spanish), hiçbir biçimde (Turkish)
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          "sense": "in no manner",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in no manner",
          "word": "ei millään tavalla"
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      "roman": "očʻ mi depkʻum",
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      "word": "ոչ մի դեպքում"
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      "word": "nule"
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      "word": "nulamaniere"
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