whyever

adv
/waɪˈɛvɚ/US

Etymology

From why + ever.

  1. derived from ǣfre
  2. derived from ever
  3. compounded as whyever — “why + ever

Definitions

  1. Why ever

    Why ever: an emphatic form of why.

    • Whyever would someone do that?
  2. For whatever reason.

    • You can use it whenever you want and whyever you want.
    • Whatever we do, and whyever we do it, does not every motive originate in self, and does not every act proceed out of the individual's instinct for self-fulfilment ?
    • Whyever they began, there was no perceptible wolf at their door.
  3. Regardless of the reason (why).

    • I don't care what you want. Whyever you're here, please go away.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whyever. 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