nowhither
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of nowhither
before 900; Middle English nohwider, Old English nāhwider. See no 1, whither
Example Sentences
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No man approaches it to visit him, and he goes nowhither himself.
From In the Days of Chivalry by Everett-Green, Evelyn
But we get nowhither unless we carefully distinguish between the foundation of the problem and the problem itself.
From Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue by Various
The river seemed to come from nowhere and flow nowhither.
From Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph
The huge legs of the wauk-mill took no more seven-leagued strides nowhither.
From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George
And I turned and looked down the slope; and surely all before me was utter wildness of a dark desolation; for it did seem to go nowhither but into an everlasting night.
From The Night Land by Hodgson, William Hope
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