leastwaysn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈliːstweɪz/, U.S.

/ˈlistˌweɪz/

Forms: see least adj., pron., n., and adv. and way n.¹ and int.¹; also regional 1800s leas-ways, 1800s– leas'ways.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: least adj., way n.¹, -ways comb. form.

Etymology: As noun < least adj. + ways, plural of way n.¹; compare earlier leastway n. and leastwise n. As adjective < least adj. + -ways comb. form; compare earlier leastwise adv.

A. n.

Only in at leastways (also † at the leastways): at least. Now rare (perhaps regional).Originally written as two words.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > at least

by the leastc1300

at (the) leastwise?c1425

at leastways?1529

with the least?1552

good1577

at least handa1586

?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman ii. vii. sig. f.ij^v For the man is nat so moche bounde as the woman to kepe chastite at leaste wayes by the lawes of the worlde.

1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 88^v Lette vs be moued at the least wayes with his promises.

1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 100 In expectance either of speedy succession after him, or at least waies of fellowship in the Empire with him.

1721 P. Kennedy Disc. Pestilence & Contagion 19 Yet at least ways such poor miserable People will be much more liable, and their Bodies more dispos'd to receive..the malign Atoms of a contagious Malady.

1743 G. Ballantyne Vindic. Hereditary Right Majesty 50 The Case will remain the same, so that the Freedom of the States and People be preserved, and subsist, or at least-ways, be restored.

1863 P. S. Davis Young Parson xxxiv. 288 You know there must be a sort of basis, or at least ways, I always thought so.

1884 Current (Chicago) 17 May 347/2 One of them spyin' devils, a lookin' around to take our homes, or report on us at the least ways.

1885 Cent. Mag. Apr. 854/1 That were your name, or at leastways it usened to be.

1916 H. Day Blow Man Down xv. 184 What them Wall Street cusses are gunning through with Marston leading 'em—or, at leastways, he's supposed to be leading.

1975 Monroe (Wisconsin) Evening Times 18 Mar. 2/4 I feel at the present time, they're not doing this, at leastways a large majority of them.

B. adv.

regional and nonstandard. At least (see least adj., pron., n., and adv. Phrases 1a). Cf. leastwise n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > at least

hurec893

namelya1382

leastways1759

leastway1856

1759 W. H. Let. 9 May in London Courtship xxxvi. 40 I hope You will be so Kind as to send me a Answer as soon as Possible or Least ways I am sure if you and I was Once to have the Happiness of meeting together I am sure all things would be Agreeable.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Least-ways, adv. at least; least-wise.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House liv. 518 He was own brother to a brimstone magpie—leastways Mrs. Smallweed.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vii. 172 She lets them, leastways her sister go and see her.

1945 D. Bolster Roll on my Twelve 19 We all 'elps each other in this regiment, leastways, the R.N. do: I dunno about these H.O. blokes; they may 'ave other ideas.

1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. of Numbers (1970) i. 9 ‘Eggy's popular,’ Blueboy was suddenly thoughtful. ‘Yes,’ he said.., ‘leastways, everybody knows who he is.’

2004 A. Hollinghurst Line of Beauty vi. 155 And he didn't stand to get nothing from it—leastways not in this world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	leastways
释义	leastwaysn.adv. Brit. /ˈliːstweɪz/, U.S. /ˈlistˌweɪz/ Forms: see least adj., pron., n., and adv. and way n.¹ and int.¹; also regional 1800s leas-ways, 1800s– leas'ways. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: least adj., way n.¹, -ways comb. form. Etymology: As noun < least adj. + ways, plural of way n.¹; compare earlier leastway n. and leastwise n. As adjective < least adj. + -ways comb. form; compare earlier leastwise adv. A. n. Only in at leastways (also † at the leastways): at least. Now rare (perhaps regional).Originally written as two words. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > at least by the leastc1300 at (the) leastwise?c1425 at leastways?1529 with the least?1552 good1577 at least handa1586 ?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman ii. vii. sig. f.ij^v For the man is nat so moche bounde as the woman to kepe chastite at leaste wayes by the lawes of the worlde. 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 88^v Lette vs be moued at the least wayes with his promises. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 100 In expectance either of speedy succession after him, or at least waies of fellowship in the Empire with him. 1721 P. Kennedy Disc. Pestilence & Contagion 19 Yet at least ways such poor miserable People will be much more liable, and their Bodies more dispos'd to receive..the malign Atoms of a contagious Malady. 1743 G. Ballantyne Vindic. Hereditary Right Majesty 50 The Case will remain the same, so that the Freedom of the States and People be preserved, and subsist, or at least-ways, be restored. 1863 P. S. Davis Young Parson xxxiv. 288 You know there must be a sort of basis, or at least ways, I always thought so. 1884 Current (Chicago) 17 May 347/2 One of them spyin' devils, a lookin' around to take our homes, or report on us at the least ways. 1885 Cent. Mag. Apr. 854/1 That were your name, or at leastways it usened to be. 1916 H. Day Blow Man Down xv. 184 What them Wall Street cusses are gunning through with Marston leading 'em—or, at leastways, he's supposed to be leading. 1975 Monroe (Wisconsin) Evening Times 18 Mar. 2/4 I feel at the present time, they're not doing this, at leastways a large majority of them. B. adv. regional and nonstandard. At least (see least adj., pron., n., and adv. Phrases 1a). Cf. leastwise n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > at least hurec893 namelya1382 leastways1759 leastway1856 1759 W. H. Let. 9 May in London Courtship xxxvi. 40 I hope You will be so Kind as to send me a Answer as soon as Possible or Least ways I am sure if you and I was Once to have the Happiness of meeting together I am sure all things would be Agreeable. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Least-ways, adv. at least; least-wise. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House liv. 518 He was own brother to a brimstone magpie—leastways Mrs. Smallweed. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vii. 172 She lets them, leastways her sister go and see her. 1945 D. Bolster Roll on my Twelve 19 We all 'elps each other in this regiment, leastways, the R.N. do: I dunno about these H.O. blokes; they may 'ave other ideas. 1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. of Numbers (1970) i. 9 ‘Eggy's popular,’ Blueboy was suddenly thoughtful. ‘Yes,’ he said.., ‘leastways, everybody knows who he is.’ 2004 A. Hollinghurst Line of Beauty vi. 155 And he didn't stand to get nothing from it—leastways not in this world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adv.?1529
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