somewhyadv.
/ˈsʌmhwʌɪ/ rare.
For some reason or reasons.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > for some or any reason
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somewhy1858
1858 Athenæum 1 May 555 A buxom, shrill, mean, troublesome woman; yet somehow and somewhy not utterly detestable.
1864 R. Browning Mr. Sludge in Dramatis Personæ 194 You learn What some one was, somewhere, somewhen, somewhy.
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adv.1858- colour-keyed
- colour-maker
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