somewise

[ suhm-wahyz ]

/ ˈsʌmˌwaɪz /

by some means; somehow.

Origin of somewise

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at some, wise²

To you, therefore, these occasional writings will be in somewise addressed.

An Ocean Tramp |William McFee
Dopsy felt her hopes in somewise revived by Mr. Tregonell's manner of looking at things.

Mount Royal, Volume 2 of 3 |Mary Elizabeth Braddon
"I shall come next week," says the professor, troubled in somewise by the meaning in her eyes.

A Little Rebel |Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
A door I made in somewise, and for a window I had a piece of transparent skin, having no glass.

The Deemster |Hall Caine

Let us do what is needful, bow to the right, and in somewise forsake the wrong, and mend where we have broken.

Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days |Emily Hickey

somewise

/ (ˈsʌmˌwaɪz) /

in some way or to some degree; somehow (archaic, except in the phrase in somewise)

C15: from some + -wise