by no means
prep_phrase/baɪ nəʊ ˈmiːnz/UK/baɪ noʊ ˈminz/US
Etymology
From by + no + means (“condition or instrument to achieve a result”).
Definitions
Certainly not
Certainly not; definitely not; not at all.
- By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its inherent risks.
- Is that all you’ve got to say? ―By no means. Let me explain further.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for by no means. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA