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Definition of Every which way

1. Adverb. In a random manner. "Bullets were fired into the crowd at random"

2. Adverb. Haphazardly. "The books were piled up helter-skelter"

Definition of Every which way

1. Adverb. (idiomatic) All over; in every direction. ¹

2. Adverb. (idiomatic) In all sorts of ways or manners. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Every Which Way

every man has a price every month every night every now and then every old nook and cranny every other every quarter every rule has an exception every second every silver lining has a cloud

every so often every time every time one turns around every trick in the book every week every which way (current term) every which where every year everybody everybody's

everybody and his cousin everybody and his mother everybody and their brother everybody and their dog everybuddy everyday everydayness everydaynesses everydays everydude

Literary usage of Every which way

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Baker 1927 labels it incorrect and appends the following instruction: Instead of saying, “He ran every which way.” one should say, “He ran in all directions ..."

2. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"... a whole shule of blue and white beads, scampering and running races every which way about the floor. By the hookey, if Sally Jones is not real grit, ..."

3. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... missäkin one here, another there, (hujan hajan) belter-skelter, higgledy- piggledy, every which way; ..."

4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1886)
"He used to modify our politics every which way, and he made us change our religion four times in five years. It we ever tried to reason with him, ..."

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