whichway

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled which-way

US /ˈwɪtʃˌweɪ/ UK /ˈwɪtʃˌweɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #574286

Meanings

1

adv
dialectal: where or in which direction

Whichway did the rider go after leaving the crossroads?
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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