Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
always: now only used poetically.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Archaic or Poetic Always.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb archaic All along; for all time,
perpetually . - adverb archaic Every time, at every opportunity,
always .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sara Palin alway want people to believe she is for the servicemen of this Country, but I bet she is not for the expanded benefits package part of a "moral obligation to those who sacrificed greatly on our behalf."
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Except, I'd want Scholastic or someone huge to walk alway from the deal because of the naughty bits, so that someone small and opportunistic (Boyd's Mill?) could pick it up.
It was an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny . . . Roger Sutton 2007
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Near Richards Castle is the Bone well a fountain alway full of ffish and ffroggs bones tho 'often Cleared of them yet still renewed.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Then he, understanding that the olive betokeneth mercy, began that same day to be merciful in such wise that he was called Almoner or amener, and he called alway the poor people his lords.
The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900
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"'Ah, Tom,' replied Solomon with a smile, 'alway's facetious -- always fond of a harmless and edifying jest.'
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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His rendition of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" alway ... "
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His rendition of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" alway ... "
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His rendition of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" alway ... "
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bilby commented on the word alway
"Then Percivale perceived that, and cast down his shield which was broken; and then he did off his helm for to gather wind, for he was greatly enchafed with the serpent: and the lion went alway about him fawning as a spaniel."
- Thomas Malory, 'The Holy Grail'.
September 10, 2009
Telofy commented on the word alway
In another half millennium madmouth the 15th may be tempted to add anyway to that list.
September 10, 2009
fbharjo commented on the word alway
noway
September 20, 2009