Also spelled which-way

US /ˈwɪtʃˌweɪ/ UK /ˈwɪtʃˌweɪ/
adv Freq #574286

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    dialectal: where or in which direction

    Whichway did the rider go after leaving the crossroads?

  2. 2
    adv

    in the phrase every whichway: in every direction or in a disorderly variety of positions

    After the storm, broken branches lay every whichway across the road.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · dialectal: where or in... wherein which direction
2 adv · in the phrase every... everywherein every direction
Word family
Derived forms whichways
Related forms which wayevery which way

Etymology

A compound of which + way. It has dialectal use for where or in which direction and survives more widely in every which way, meaning in every direction or arrangement.

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