noway

or no·ways

[ noh-wey ]

/ ˈnoʊˌweɪ /

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adverb

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

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Origin of noway

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

Other definitions for noway (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

It was also an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life.
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I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
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I think if you keep trying to do things the same way it becomes diminishing returns.
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Professor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.
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You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
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She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
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British Dictionary definitions for noway

noway

/ (ˈnəʊˌweɪ) /

adverb

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

sentence substitute no way

used to make an emphatic refusal, denial, etc

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Other Idioms and Phrases with noway

no way

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.

noway

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Origin of noway

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