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Leastways. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1903, rev. 2024. Leastways adv. [See WAY.]

1   † a.  Orig. two words (subsequently often written as one) in the phrase at (the) least way(s = ‘at least’ (cf. LEASTWISE). Obs. b. As one word, in the same sense. dial. and vulgar.

2 c. 1386.  Chaucer, Clerk’s T., 910. Do thou thy devoir at the leeste weye.

3 1470–85.  Malory, Arthur, IV. xxi. So this same dolorous knyȝt serued hem al, that at the lest way he smote doune hors and man.

4 1526.  Tindale, Acts v. 15. That at the lest waye the shadowe off Peter … myght shadowe some of them.

5 1548.  Udall, etc., Erasm. Par. John, xviii. 37–40. If ye wyll not spare … hym as an innocente, at leastwaye … pardon hym his life as an offender.

6 1552.  Latimer, Serm. 23rd Sund. Trinity (1584), 205. Let vs be moued at the least wayes with his promises.

7 1606.  Holland, Sueton., 100. In expectance either of speedy succession after him, or at least waies of fellowship in the Empire with him.

8 a. 1825.  Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Least-ways, adv. at least; least-wise.

9 1852.  Dickens, Bleak Ho., liv. He was own brother to a brimstone magpie—leastways Mrs. Smallweed.

10 1866.  G. Macdonald, Ann. Q. Neighb., vii. (1878), 103. She lets them, leastways her sister go and see her.

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