likewise

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb in like or similar manner; ; - Samuel Johnson
  2. adverb in addition
  3. adverb equally

Etymology

From Middle English lykewise, lykewyse, lyke wyse, lijk wise, a shortened form of Middle English in lik wise (“in like wise”); equivalent to like + -wise. Compare with otherwise.

In classic literature

Synonyms

similarly

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