noway

or no·ways

[ noh-wey ]

adverb

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

Origin of noway

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

Other definitions for no way (2 of 2)

no way

interjection

Informal. absolutely not; no.

Origin of no way

First recorded in 1965–70

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How to use noway in a sentence

All of a sudden, "normal, everyday, in-no-way-employed-by-Philip Morris Americans" were popping up everywhere.
Corporate America Is Pushing Us Off a Cliff | Michael Moore | November 19, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Rw-no-way-wh-krah, the Loose Pipe-stem; a brave (full length); eagle head-dress, shirt of grisly bears skin.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2) | George Catlin
He may be your college pet, but his manners ain't no-way ladylike.
Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road | Katharine Lee Bates
But for any entertainment beyond this, the host is no-way responsible.
Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1. | Various

British Dictionary definitions for noway

noway

/ (ˈnəʊˌweɪ) /

adverb

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

sentence substituteno way

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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