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EVERY WHICH WAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does every which way mean? 

EVERY WHICH WAY (adverb)
  The adverb EVERY WHICH WAY has 2 senses:

1. in a random mannerplay

2. haphazardlyplay

  Familiarity information: EVERY WHICH WAY used as an adverb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EVERY WHICH WAY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In a random manner

Synonyms:

arbitrarily; at random; every which way; haphazardly; indiscriminately; randomly; willy-nilly

Context example:

bullets were fired into the crowd at random


Sense 2

Meaning:

Haphazardly

Synonyms:

every which way; helter-skelter

Context example:

the books were piled up helter-skelter


 Context examples 


Indeed, a jolly little clown came walking toward them, and Dorothy could see that in spite of his pretty clothes of red and yellow and green he was completely covered with cracks, running every which way and showing plainly that he had been mended in many places.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)



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