"every which way" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-every which way.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} every which way (not comparable)
  1. All over; in every direction. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: any which way, every which where Translations (in every direction): kaikkialle (Finnish), kaikkialla (Finnish), in jede beliebige Richtung (German), we wszystkie strony (Polish)
    Sense id: en-every_which_way-en-adv-nr6USZ61 Disambiguation of 'in every direction': 95 5
  2. In all sorts of ways or manners. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: any old how Translations (in all sorts of ways or manners): miten sattuu (Finnish), w każdy sposób (Polish)
    Sense id: en-every_which_way-en-adv-wXglYuUJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'in all sorts of ways or manners': 3 97
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