LEASTWISE
Scrabble letter values: L1E1A1S1T1W4I1S1E1 = 12
Definition
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial). — synonyms: at_least, leastways, at_any_rate
Examples
- “at least he survived”
- “they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary”
- “the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching”