Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of the way

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.84 in modern English

Syllables: out- of the way
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of out-of-the-way (“remote or secluded”).

adj

Unusual or out of the ordinary.

adj

Improper or offensive.

adv

Unusually or excessively.

prep_phrase

So as not to obstruct or hinder; not in the way.

prep_phrase

Taken care of; handled.

Example Sentences

"'I'm not an out of the way nervous woman.'"
"Please move your bike out of the way."
"I was elbowed out of the way by the bouncer."
"In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way."
"The railway ran through the resort's narrow streets up to Weymouth Quay station, with thoughtlessly parked vehicles sometimes having to be bumped out of the way."
"Now that the main problems are out of the way, we can start working on the details."

Inflected Forms

more out of the way (comparative) most out of the way (superlative)

Synonyms

See: Thesaurus:remote place off the beaten track out-of-the-way out of the ordinary

Questions

What does out of the way mean?: Alternative form of out-of-the-way (“remote or secluded”).

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