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  1. adverb In the same way; similarly: "Some have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil” (Samuel Johnson).
  2. adverb As well; also.

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  • Lord G—— told me he would write to you to offer his name likewise, if it strikes you that the object I allude to is worth pursuing, and if our names are likely to be of any use to you for the purposes above mentioned. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Memoirs of the Court of George IV., Vol. I, by The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
  • Poor Mr. James is severely handled; you , likewise, are hard upon him. —  Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle
  • I went out likewise, and bought two pounds and a half of lead and an equal quantity of bismuth; the druggist had no more. —  A Cleric in Naples
  • We have stated, likewise, the unfortunate supineness of the American government in neglecting the application of Mr. Astor for the protection of the American flag, and a small military force, to enable him to reinstate himself in the possession of Astoria at the return of peace; when the post was formally given up by the British government, though still occupied by the Northwest Company. —  The Adventures of Captain Bonneville
  • Bandar did likewise, then followed the fellow over to some empty spots on the mats, several feet from where Doomed Innocence was clearly saving a space for his friend the mute. —  FSF,October2005
 

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  1. Abbr. of in like wise. Cf. Danish ligerviis.
 

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/ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
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