Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sideway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
side-way
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A footpath near a road.

noun

A byway.

adj

sidelong

adv

sideways

Etymology

From Middle English side-way, side-wei, equivalent to side + way.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sideways (plural) more sideway (comparative) most sideway (superlative)

Synonyms

sideways sidewise

Questions

What does sideway mean?
A footpath near a road.
Where does sideway come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sideway

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