Leastwise

Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	SAFETY-:CLUTCH:, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or cage, in case of an accident to the hoisting apparatus. Once I seen a human ruin In an elevator-well, And his members was bestrewin' All the place where he had fell. And I says, apostrophisin' That uncommon woful wreck: "Your position's so surprisin' That I tremble for your neck!" Then that ruin, smilin' sadly And impressive, up and spoke: "Well, I wouldn't tremble badly, For it's been a fortnight broke." Then, for further comprehension Of his attitude, he begs I will focus my attention On his various arms and legs -- How they all are contumacious; Where they each, respective, lie; How one trotter proves ungracious, T'other one an alibi. These particulars is mentioned For to show his dismal state, Which I wasn't first intentioned To specifical relate. None is worser to be dreaded That I ever have heard tell Than the gent's who there was spreaded In that elevator-well. Now this tale is allegoric -- It is figurative all, For the well is metaphoric And the feller didn't fall. I opine it isn't moral For a writer-man to cheat, And despise to wear a laurel As was gotten by deceit. For 'tis Politics intended By the elevator, mind, It will boost a person splendid If his talent is the kind. Col. Bryan had the talent (For the busted man is him) And it shot him up right gallant Till his head begun to swim. Then the rope it broke above him And he painful come to earth Where there's nobody to love him For his detrimented worth. Though he's livin' none would know him, Or at leastwise not as such. Moral of this woful poem: Frequent oil your safety-clutch. Porfer Poog
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Expression: Leastwise

Modern Translations: Leastwise

Language		Translations for "leastwise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		të paktën (at least, leastways), sidoqoftë (at all events, at any rate, in any case, leastways, nevertheless, soever, whatever, whatsoever, yet). (various references)

Bulgarian		във всеки случай (anyhow, at all events, at any rate, whether or no), поне (at any rate, at least, leastways). (various references)

Czech		alespoò (at least, leastways, no less than). (various references)

Farsi		اقلا, دست کم . (various references)

German		wenigstens (at least, leastways). (various references)

Hungarian		legalábbis (at any rate, at least, leastways). (various references)

Pig Latin		eastwiselay

Portuguese		pelo menos (for at least, leather), ao menos (leastways). (various references)

Russian		по крайней мере (at least, at least once, leastways). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		makar (least: at least, leastways), barem (least: at least, leastways), bar (bar, barroom, if only, least: at least, night club, nightclub, surely). (various references)

Spanish		por lo menos (at least, leastways). (various references)

Swedish		åtminstone (at any rate, at least, atleast, leastways). (various references)

Turkish		herhalde (anyhow, in any case, presumably, presumedly). (various references)

Ukranian		принаймні (at any rate, at least, leastways). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Leastwise

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-l-s-s-t-w"
	-2 letters: aweless, easiest, lewises, listees, salties, teasels, telesis, tieless, weasels, witless.
	-3 letters: aisles, awless, easels, easies, elates, elites, islets, istles, lassie, leases, leasts, listee, saltie, seesaw, siesta, slates, sleets, sliest, stales, steals, steels, stelae, stelai, steles, stiles, swails, swales, sweats, sweets, tassel, tassie, tawses, teasel, teases, teslas, waists, walies, wastes, weasel, wisest.
	-4 letters: aisle, alist, asset, easel, eases, easts, elate, elite, isles, islet, istle, lases, lasts, lease, least, leets, lewis, lists, litas, lweis, sails, sales, salts, sates, satis, seals, seats, seels, seise, setae, setal, sials, silts, sisal, sites, slate, slats, slaws, sleet, slews, slits, stale, steal, steel, stela, stele, stews, sties, stile, swail, swale, swats, sweat, sweet, taels, tails, tales, tasse, tawie, tawse, teals, tease, teels, telae, teles, telia, tesla, tiles, twaes, wails, waist, waits, wales, waste, wasts, weals, weest, weets, welts, wests, wiles, wilts, wises, wists, wites.
	-5 letters: ails, aits, alee, ales, alit, alts, ates, awee, awes, awls, ease, east, eats, eels, else, eses, etas, ewes, ilea, isle, lase, lass, last, late, lati, lats, laws, leas, lees, leet, leis, less, lest, lets, lies, list, lite, lits, lwei, sail, sale, sals, salt, sate, sati, saws, seal, seas, seat, seel, sees, seis, sels, seta, sets, sews, sial, silt, site, sits, slat, slaw, slew, slit, staw, stew, swat, tael, tail, tale, tali, tass, taws, teal, teas, teel, tees, tela, tele, tels, tews, ties, tile, tils, twae, twas, twee, waes, wail, wait, wale, wast, wats, weal, weel, wees, weet, welt, west, wets, wile, wilt, wise, wiss, wist, wite, wits.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-l-s-s-t-w"
	+2 letters: wealthiness.
	+3 letters: sewabilities.
	+4 letters: wealthinesses.
	+5 letters: streetwalkings, towardlinesses.
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