thisaway

/ˈðɪsəweɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Humorous

""It was thisaway, mister; yes, sir; listen: I was camped in the ravine, an' all to wunst I seen the flare of the fire an' I run over there; but 'twas too late--the roof had fell in an' the pore feller must 'a' been cooked alive."

From this + way with anaptyxis of [a], see also -a-.

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

thataway — henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout

Questions

How do you pronounce thisaway?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðɪsəweɪ/.

What does thisaway mean?

This way (in terms of physical direction as well as manner).

Where does thisaway come from?

From this + way with anaptyxis of [a], see also -a-.

How to pronounce thisaway

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “thisaway”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈðɪsəweɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “thisaway”.

Repeat and practice — Say “thisaway” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.