every whichadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛvrᵻ ˈwɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɛv(ə)ri ˌ(h)wɪtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: every adj., which adj.

Etymology: < every adj. + which adj., after every which way adv.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

attributive. Every possible, every conceivable.

ΚΠ

1911 J. G. Neihardt Dawn-builder ii. iv. 105 Seein' things! Every which kind of a thing!

1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) iv. 89 Other coppers are coming from every which direction.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. (Suppl.) p. x/2 Stacked-up copies of every-which volume published in Great Britain since the prosperous thirties.

1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 15 June e6/1 I still have bed head, my hair's going every which direction.

2009 Z. Meeran Saracen at Gates 140 Early Monday morning there were only slam-ous from everywhich place opening up shop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	every which
释义	every whichadj. Brit. /ˌɛvrᵻ ˈwɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈɛv(ə)ri ˌ(h)wɪtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: every adj., which adj. Etymology: < every adj. + which adj., after every which way adv. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). attributive. Every possible, every conceivable. ΚΠ 1911 J. G. Neihardt Dawn-builder ii. iv. 105 Seein' things! Every which kind of a thing! 1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) iv. 89 Other coppers are coming from every which direction. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. (Suppl.) p. x/2 Stacked-up copies of every-which volume published in Great Britain since the prosperous thirties. 1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 15 June e6/1 I still have bed head, my hair's going every which direction. 2009 Z. Meeran Saracen at Gates 140 Early Monday morning there were only slam-ous from everywhich place opening up shop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1911
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