noway

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled noways

US /ˈnoʊˌweɪ/ UK /ˈnəʊˌweɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #91576

Meanings

1

adv
in no way or degree; not at all; now chiefly archaic or dialectal

The temporary subsidy was noway sufficient to solve the deeper problem.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in no way or degree; not at... nowisenot at allby no means

More in no respect

Opposites

entirely completely

Word family

Derived forms noways

Related forms no waynowise

Etymology

From Middle English no way and na wai, literally 'by no way,' formed from no + way. The closed spelling preserves an old adverb meaning 'in no manner'; modern emphatic no way is usually written as two words.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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