an·y·how

[en-ee-hou]
adverb
1.
in any way whatever.
2.
in any case; at all events.
3.
in a careless manner; haphazardly.

Origin:
1730–40; any + how

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anyhow (ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
1.  in any case; at any rate
2.  in any manner or by any means whatever
3.  in a haphazard manner; carelessly

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Anyhow is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History

anyhow
1740, from any + how. Unlike most other 'any- + (interrogative) compounds, no record of it in O.E. or M.E. Expression any old how is recorded from 1924.
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Example sentences
At some point, we'll have genetically engineering and enhancement which will make all of this nonsense moot anyhow.
These people believe that government is irrelevant to their lives, and the political process never achieves anything, anyhow.
There was nothing in it for them, as they sometimes pointed out to me, nothing anyhow that they wanted.
Meek decided to attend, anyhow, and again carried a concealed tape recorder.
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