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like⋅wise

  [lahyk-wahyz]
Use Likewise in a Sentence
–adverb
1. moreover; in addition; also; too: She is likewise a fine lawyer.
2. in like manner; in the same way; similarly: I'm tempted to do likewise.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; earlier in like wise in a like way. See like 1 , wise 2
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like·wise   (līk'wīz')   
adv.  

  1. In the same way; similarly: "Some have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil" (Samuel Johnson).

  2. As well; also.

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Word Origin & History

likewise 
1489, from the phrase in like wise "in the same manner" (1449), from like (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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