nowhither

[noh-hwith-er, -with-]

adverb

to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.

Origin of nowhither

before 900; Middle English nohwider, Old English nāhwider. See no¹, whither

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Historical Examples

She had nowhither to run—but there she was at the end of a large trap.
The Fifth Queen
Ford Madox Ford
But we get nowhither unless we carefully distinguish between the foundation of the problem and the problem itself.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue
Various
As the miles were covered he still floundered in a maze of speculation that seemed to lead him nowhither.
The One-Way Trail
Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for nowhither

nowhither

adverb

archaic to no place; to nowhere

Word Origin

Old English nāhwider. See neither

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Word Origin and History for nowhither

adv.

"toward no place," Old English nahwiðer; see no + whither.

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Examples from the Web for nowhither

Historical Examples

She had nowhither to run—but there she was at the end of a large trap.

But we get nowhither unless we carefully distinguish between the foundation of the problem and the problem itself.

As the miles were covered he still floundered in a maze of speculation that seemed to lead him nowhither.

nowhither

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for nowhither

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Origin of nowhither