noway
or no·ways
in no way, respect, or degree; not at all; nowise: He was noway responsible for the accident.
Origin of noway
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Other definitions for no way (2 of 2)
Informal. absolutely not; no.
Origin of no way
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How to use noway in a sentence
For how long content—content is not the word: despairingly acquiescent—theres no word to express that—I can noway tell.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLaneHe said they were ez green ez frogs, an' didn't know nothin' noway, an' fer me to take keer uv 'em.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 | VariousDear, dear, what a misfortune; and the fine young gentleman cant get the place noway without it.
The Lady of the Forest | L. T. MeadePumps the blood right up to the heart, an' I ain't feelin' very good just now, noway.
The Forest Runners | Joseph A. AltshelerI reckon sometime yistiddy; but it couldn' a-been so ve'y long ago, noway!
Sunlight Patch | Credo Fitch Harris
British Dictionary definitions for noway
/ (ˈnəʊˌweɪ) /
in no manner; not at all; nowise: Also in the US (not standard): noways
used to make an emphatic refusal, denial, etc
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Other Idioms and Phrases with noway
Also, there is no way. Certainly not; never. For example, No way can I forget what he did, or Are you coming along?—No way! or There's no way our candidate can lose. This colloquial expression dates from the mid-1900s, but an earlier adverb, noway, dates from the 1300s.
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