every which way

adverb

1
: in every direction
2
: in a disorderly manner : irregularly
toys scattered about every which way

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In 2025, the formula has been explored every which way. ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025 Staudinger has built a brand that is on the lips of fashionistas everywhere and is growing every which way, adding categories like sport and expanding with brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce and through wholesale accounts. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 June 2025 The Aquarius moon can move your money every which way around. Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2025 Like many Silicon Valley events these days, phone cameras are being pointed in every which way, complicated rigs and gimbals are flying through crowds and taking shots. Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for every which way

Word History

Etymology

probably by folk etymology from Middle English everich way every way

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of every which way was in 1820

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“Every which way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20which%20way. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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