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noway

or no·ways

[ noh-wey ]
/ ˈnoʊˌweɪ /

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

Words nearby noway

now or never, it's, now that, now you're talking, now-now, nowadays, noway, nowel, nowhence, nowhere, nowhere near, nowhere-dense
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Words related to noway

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

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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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