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way enough

/weɪ əˈnʌf/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables
way e-nough
IPA
/weɪ əˈnʌf/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.

Canadian usage; American usage

verb

To stop rowing after a "way enough" command.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

way (“headway, speed”) + enough.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /weɪ əˈnʌf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

weigh enough (alternative) way 'nuff (alternative) way enoughs (present, singular) way enoughing (participle, present) way enoughed (participle, past) way enoughed (past)

Antonyms

give way

Questions

How do you pronounce way enough?
The recorded pronunciation is /weɪ əˈnʌf/.
What does way enough mean?
A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.
Where does way enough come from?
way (“headway, speed”) + enough.

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