• Somewhy

    Origin

    From some + why.

    Full definition of somewhy

    Adverb

    somewhy

    1. For some reason
      • 1864, , , Mr. Sludge, "The Medium", Out of the drift of facts, whereby you learn
        What some was, somewhere, somewhen, somewhy?
      • 1988, Letters to Women: New Letters Chapter , I loved them both—but not so very much else in the book—but I read them over twice & thought—somewhy—of Highland Park & our quaint little trips to Los Angles & elsewhere thereabouts on the street car.
      • 2003, Cameron Royce Jess, Bearer of the Chose Seed Chapter , Somewhy I've always had this stupid idea that something or something or somebody awful is waiting here for me.
      • 2008, Margaret Feinberg, The Sacred Echo Chapter Bring Them to Me, But somehow, somewhy, he did something and that woman knew it. And somehow, somewhy on a whole lot of other days he doesn't do anything we can see ...
      • 2011, Issac Marion, Warm Bodies Chapter , Or is it actually him? Still holding on somewhere, somehow, somewhy.
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