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Definition of Out-of-the-way

1. Adjective. Out of the ordinary. "Out-of-the-way information"

2. Adjective. Improper or even offensive. "Out-of-the-way remarks"

3. Adjective. Remote from populous or much-traveled regions. "They found a quiet out-of-the-way resort"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Out-of-the-way

out-of-bounds(p) out-of-context out-of-court out-of-court settlement out-of-date out-of-door out-of-doors out-of-order out-of-pocket out-of-print

out-of-school out-of-service out-of-state out-of-the-box out-of-the-box thinking out-of-the-way (current term) out-of-the-way(a) out-of-town out-of-towner out-of-universe

out-of-whack out-of-work out-swinger out-there-ness out-thereness out-top out-topped out-topping out-tops out-tray

Literary usage of Out-of-the-way

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"ing rods, so as to be out of the way, substantially as described. Tbe application was rejected March 8, 1878, the examiners stating: " This 'grain door' ..."

2. The Holy Bible ...by Canadian Bible Society by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"I 2 \Vho can llave compassion on shall enter into my rest, out of the way ; for that he himself r> Ami in this /¡/nee. airain, If they the ignorant, ..."

3. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"... April 2], 1906. brenner, are all said to have visited him ; bnt in those days there was great dread of infection, his new residence was out of the way, ..."

4. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"deeply into many out-of-the-way and unexpected studies. Old medicine, magic, the occult properties of plants, folklore, mesmerism, nooks and bye-ways of ..."

5. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"... more loyal than he, had hid him out of the way. The Adelantado being informed of the truth of this matter, and being entreated by the wronged Prince, ..."

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