'way

See also: way, Way, and wɑy

English

Adverb

’way (not comparable)

  1. Dated spelling of way (much; far).
    • 1949, E.E 'Doc' Smith, chapter I, in Skylark of Valeron, London: Panther, page 7:
      "They have detector zones, 'way out in space[.]"
    • 1959, Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers, New York: Putnam, p. 88:
      That night I tried to figure out how such things could be kept from happening. Of course, they hardly ever do nowadays—but even once is ’way too many.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation spelling of away.

Adjective

'way (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of away

Adverb

'way (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of away

Anagrams
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