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

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Related Words for noway

unimaginable, impractical, impervious, inaccessible, unworkable, unreasonable, impassable, insurmountable, futile, useless, inconceivable, unthinkable, hopeless, unattainable, absurd, forlorn, vain, despondent, sad, preposterous

Examples from the Web for noway

Historical Examples of noway

She was a little uncertain which way to turn, but noway uncertain of her business.
The Doctor's Family
Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The description of the scene there witnessed is in noway exaggerated.
Charles Dickens as a Reader
Charles Kent
But this defect is noway corrected by Aristokles their opponent.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4)
George Grote
But the aggregate of works composing our Aristotle is noway in harmony with that Catalogue.
Aristotle
George Grote
I wa'n't agoin' to let no Simpson carry you to no train, noway.
The Quality of Mercy
W. D. Howells

British Dictionary definitions for noway

noway

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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