every which wayadv.

Brit.

/ˌɛvrᵻ ˈwɪtʃ weɪ/, U.S.

/ˌɛv(ə)ri ˈ(h)wɪtʃ ˌweɪ/

Forms:

α. 1800s ebbry which whay, 1800s ebery which un way, 1800s every witch way, 1800s– every which way, 1900s every which er way, 1900s every which where, 1900s every which-a-whar, 1900s– eve'y which and whar, 1900s– every which and way, 1900s– every which-a-way.

β. 1800s– every which ways, 1900s– every which-a-ways.

γ. 1800s– everwhichaway, 1900s evuhwhich way, 1900s evuhwhichawhar, 1900s– everwhichway.

δ. 1900s– everwhichaways, 1900s– everwhichways.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: every adj., which adj. and pron., way n.¹

Etymology: < every adj. + which adj. and pron. + way n.¹ Compare any which way at any adj., pron., n., and adv. Phrases 4, which-a-way adv. Compare also earlier every way adv., everyways adv.In forms in whar , where showing alteration after everywhere adv. In β. forms apparently with remodelling after everyways adv. With the γ. and δ. forms compare ever , ever' , evuh , U.S. regional variants of every adj. (see discussion at that entry). Forms with medial -a- (or -er-) show remodelling after this-a-way adv., thataway adv.; forms with medial un or and probably reflect folk-etymological alteration after and conj.¹

Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly Midland and southern).

a. In every direction, in all directions. Also: from every direction.

ΚΠ

1820 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 151/1 After the flood ceases, the boasted log-way is part in the place where a road should be, and the rest are heads and points and every which way, as the Pensylvanians say.

1824 ‘A. Singleton’ Lett. from South & West 82 Children [in Virginia] learn from the slaves some odd phrases; as, every which way.

1845 W. G. Simms Wigwam & Cabin 1st Ser. 179 Whay he no hab wife, mossa Who can tell ? He hab wife ebbry which whay.

1875 Vicksburgh Troubles 178 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (43rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc. 265) VI I saw the guns firing every which ways.

1903 Sat. Evening Post 15 Aug. 13/2 Dey scoured de place every which-a-ways.

1928 R. Frost Let. 11 Oct. (1964) 191 Thought on in these bookish ways our lives go everywhichway.

1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File v. 30 Hemmed in every-which-way was Ross.

1964 R. Gover Here goes Kitten 28 They is hands goin ever which way, all over me, down my dress tuggin on my bra, an up my dress.

1998 H. Mantel Giant O'Brien vi. 66 He cut them up with a small pair of scissors, lengthways, crossways, every-which-ways.

2009 A. S. Byatt Children's Bk. (2010) 97 Pig was startled, and dropped the whole bag of marbles, which went every which way.

b. from every which way: from every direction.

ΚΠ

?1877 H. F. McDanield & N. A. Taylor Coming Empire v. 278 They'll come running to you from every which way.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxv. 245 You could see the people tearing down on the run, from every which way.

1953 R. Graves Poems 29 From every-which-a-way, hot as a two-buck pistol.

1987 D. Friedman in J. Morrison & R. K. Morrison From Camelot to Kent State 85 We were getting hit from every which way.

2015 A. B. Rahmani Kafka's Architectures v. 139 The endless sensory interruptions coming from every which way were enough to drive him crazy.

2. In every possible way, by all conceivable means.

ΚΠ

1861–77 R. M. Chipman MS Notes on Bartlett's Dict. Americanisms in Dict. Amer. Eng. (1940) II. 904 Every which way, every way, anywise.

1873 Our Young Folks Sept. 546 I'd have it for my doll. I'd feed it, and bathe it, and sew for it, and dress it every which way.

1891 A. W. Tourgée Son of Old Harry ii. ii. 161 He don't know no more about it than a babe unborn... I've tried him every which way, and there's no doubt about that.

1918 Coal Age 21 Nov. 940/2 The capitalists..have been putting it all over us every which way for years, and right here is where we get a bit of our own back.

1965 Chicago Defender 2 Jan. Isabell went in for..spending a man's money every which a way both for what she needed and what she did not need.

2001 D. L. Cooper tr. Trad. Slovak Folktales xxv. 135 They tried to persuade him and bargained with him every which way, but nothing came of it.

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

单词	every which way
释义	every which wayadv. Brit. /ˌɛvrᵻ ˈwɪtʃ weɪ/, U.S. /ˌɛv(ə)ri ˈ(h)wɪtʃ ˌweɪ/ Forms: α. 1800s ebbry which whay, 1800s ebery which un way, 1800s every witch way, 1800s– every which way, 1900s every which er way, 1900s every which where, 1900s every which-a-whar, 1900s– eve'y which and whar, 1900s– every which and way, 1900s– every which-a-way. β. 1800s– every which ways, 1900s– every which-a-ways. γ. 1800s– everwhichaway, 1900s evuhwhich way, 1900s evuhwhichawhar, 1900s– everwhichway. δ. 1900s– everwhichaways, 1900s– everwhichways. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: every adj., which adj. and pron., way n.¹ Etymology: < every adj. + which adj. and pron. + way n.¹ Compare any which way at any adj., pron., n., and adv. Phrases 4, which-a-way adv. Compare also earlier every way adv., everyways adv.In forms in whar , where showing alteration after everywhere adv. In β. forms apparently with remodelling after everyways adv. With the γ. and δ. forms compare ever , ever' , evuh , U.S. regional variants of every adj. (see discussion at that entry). Forms with medial -a- (or -er-) show remodelling after this-a-way adv., thataway adv.; forms with medial un or and probably reflect folk-etymological alteration after and conj.¹ Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly Midland and southern). 1. a. In every direction, in all directions. Also: from every direction. ΚΠ 1820 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 151/1 After the flood ceases, the boasted log-way is part in the place where a road should be, and the rest are heads and points and every which way, as the Pensylvanians say. 1824 ‘A. Singleton’ Lett. from South & West 82 Children [in Virginia] learn from the slaves some odd phrases; as, every which way. 1845 W. G. Simms Wigwam & Cabin 1st Ser. 179 Whay he no hab wife, mossa Who can tell ? He hab wife ebbry which whay. 1875 Vicksburgh Troubles 178 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (43rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc. 265) VI I saw the guns firing every which ways. 1903 Sat. Evening Post 15 Aug. 13/2 Dey scoured de place every which-a-ways. 1928 R. Frost Let. 11 Oct. (1964) 191 Thought on in these bookish ways our lives go everywhichway. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File v. 30 Hemmed in every-which-way was Ross. 1964 R. Gover Here goes Kitten 28 They is hands goin ever which way, all over me, down my dress tuggin on my bra, an up my dress. 1998 H. Mantel Giant O'Brien vi. 66 He cut them up with a small pair of scissors, lengthways, crossways, every-which-ways. 2009 A. S. Byatt Children's Bk. (2010) 97 Pig was startled, and dropped the whole bag of marbles, which went every which way. b. from every which way: from every direction. ΚΠ ?1877 H. F. McDanield & N. A. Taylor Coming Empire v. 278 They'll come running to you from every which way. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxv. 245 You could see the people tearing down on the run, from every which way. 1953 R. Graves Poems 29 From every-which-a-way, hot as a two-buck pistol. 1987 D. Friedman in J. Morrison & R. K. Morrison From Camelot to Kent State 85 We were getting hit from every which way. 2015 A. B. Rahmani Kafka's Architectures v. 139 The endless sensory interruptions coming from every which way were enough to drive him crazy. 2. In every possible way, by all conceivable means. ΚΠ 1861–77 R. M. Chipman MS Notes on Bartlett's Dict. Americanisms in Dict. Amer. Eng. (1940) II. 904 Every which way, every way, anywise. 1873 Our Young Folks Sept. 546 I'd have it for my doll. I'd feed it, and bathe it, and sew for it, and dress it every which way. 1891 A. W. Tourgée Son of Old Harry ii. ii. 161 He don't know no more about it than a babe unborn... I've tried him every which way, and there's no doubt about that. 1918 Coal Age 21 Nov. 940/2 The capitalists..have been putting it all over us every which way for years, and right here is where we get a bit of our own back. 1965 Chicago Defender 2 Jan. Isabell went in for..spending a man's money every which a way both for what she needed and what she did not need. 2001 D. L. Cooper tr. Trad. Slovak Folktales xxv. 135 They tried to persuade him and bargained with him every which way, but nothing came of it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1820
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