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out and away

out and away adverb: by far; far and away.

Adverb

out and away (not comparable)

  1. by far; far and away
    • It is scarcely so touching as Daisy Miller, which is out and away the best thing of its kind in recent English; but it is a piece of work so capable and original, so vigorous, and to a certain point so telling, as to be worthy of equal praise and study.1878, W. E. Henley, review of The Europeans by Henry James; in Academy (xiv, 354)

Questions about out and away

What does out and away mean?
Out and away means by far; far and away.
What part of speech is out and away?
Out and away is an adverb.

Words near out and away in the dictionary

  1. Ouston
  2. Oustons
  3. ousts
  4. out
  5. out and about
  6. out and away
  7. out and out
  8. out argue
  9. out argued
  10. out argues
  11. out arguing

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