nowhither

adv

Etymology

From Middle English nowhider, from Old English nāhwider. Analyzable as no + whither.

  1. inherited from nāhwider
  2. inherited from nowhider

Definitions

  1. nowhere

    nowhere; to no place.

    • They come nowhence, and they go nowhither. But now I see them and all things as ever moving symbols of the motions of man's spirit and destiny.
    • Other paths had looked as promising and had led nowhither. Nevertheless, she tried this one.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nowhither. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA