noway

or no·ways

[ noh-wey ]

adverb
  1. in no way, respect, or degree; not at all; nowise: He was noway responsible for the accident.

Origin of noway

1
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at no2, way1

Words Nearby noway

Other definitions for no way (2 of 2)

no way

interjection
  1. Informal. absolutely not; no.

Origin of no way

2
First recorded in 1965–70

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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 MacLane
  • He said they were ez green ez frogs, an' didn't know nothin' noway, an' fer me to take keer uv 'em.

  • Dear, dear, what a misfortune; and the fine young gentleman cant get the place noway without it.

  • Pumps the blood right up to the heart, an' I ain't feelin' very good just now, noway.

    The Forest Runners | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • I reckon sometime yistiddy; but it couldn' a-been so ve'y long ago, noway!

    Sunlight Patch | Credo Fitch Harris

British Dictionary definitions for noway

noway

/ (ˈnəʊˌweɪ) /


adverb
  1. in no manner; not at all; nowise: Also in the US (not standard): noways

sentence substituteno way
  1. used to make an emphatic refusal, denial, etc

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Other Idioms and Phrases with noway

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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