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Definition of 'by no manner of means'

by no manner of means in British

definitely not
he was by no manner of means a cruel man
manner
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

by no manner of means in British

definitely not
he was by no manner of means a cruel man
means
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

by no manner of means in American

in no way; definitely not
manner
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

by no (manner of) means in American

not at all; in no way
means
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nearby words of 'by no manner of means'

  • by name
  • by name/by the name of something
  • by nature
  • by no manner of means
  • by no means
  • by one's bootstraps
  • by order of

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Related Terms of 'by no manner of means'

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