anywise

an·y·wise

[en-ee-wahyz]
adverb
in any way or respect.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English ani wise, Old English on ǣnige wīsan in any wise. See any, wise2

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anywise (ˈɛnɪˌwaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
chiefly (US) in any way or manner; at all

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Anywise is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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anywise
O.E., from any + wise (n.).
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