Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

six ways to sunday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: six ways -to -sun-day
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Thoroughly, completely, in every way imaginable.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"He will fry me six ways to Sunday for sending daughters and young mothers off to war—and, quite possibly, for bringing them back in body bags."
"If she chips so much as one of my porcelain piggies, I'll sue her six ways to Sunday!"
"I'm not lying, Sally. I had Jeannine Lock six ways to Sunday all over this White House. And after some soul searching on all of our parts I think my constituents are going to forgive me for it"

Usage

Colloquial

Synonyms

all the way to Sunday every way to Sunday nine ways to Sunday six ways for Sunday six ways from Sunday six ways till Sunday ten ways from Sunday ten ways to Sunday

Questions

What does six ways to sunday mean?: Thoroughly, completely, in every way imaginable.

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