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everyway

[ ev-ree-wey ]

/ ˈɛv riˌweɪ /

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adverb

in every way; in every direction, manner, or respect: They tried everyway to find the information.

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Origin of everyway

First recorded in 1560–70; every + way¹

Words nearby everyway

every so often, everything, everything but the kitchen sink, every time one turns around, every Tom, Dick, and Harry, everyway, everywhen, everywhere, everywhere-dense, everywheres, every which way

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How to use everyway in a sentence

But I hit upon a pretty good yarn,—worked out well everyway.
The Burglar and the Blizzard|Alice Duer Miller
A path ran along and there was a low wall, with lizards darting everyway in the sun.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett
Then he is taller, but lighter--has more colour--is so much younger--and everyway so different, I wonder you think so.
Wyandotte|James Fenimore Cooper
The vessels possessed by the Northmen were everyway adapted for an ocean voyage.
The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen|B. F. De Costa

She pointed all round for everybody, with all ten fingers spread everyway.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore