Definition of ways
:way 6
- a long ways from home
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Origin and Etymology of ways
-ways
adverb suffix
Definition of -ways
:in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner
- sideways
Origin and Etymology of -ways
Middle English, from ways, genitive of way
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-ways
adverb suffix
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ˌwāz
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Definition of -ways for Students
:in such a way, direction, or manner
- sideways
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