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Definitions of out-of-the-way [ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər]

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Definition of 'out-of-the-way'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) out-of-the-way
remote from much-traveled or populous regions; isolated.

2. out-of-the-way
seldom encountered; unusual.

3. out-of-the-way
giving offense; improper or uncalled-for:
an out-of-the-way remark.

Etymology: (1250–1300)

Definition of 'out-of-the-way'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) out-of-the-way
out of the ordinary
"out-of-the-way information"

2. (adj) out-of-the-way
improper or even offensive
"out-of-the-way remarks"

3. (adverb) off the beaten track(p), out-of-the-way(a)
remote from populous or much-traveled regions
"they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort"

4. (adverb) out of the way
extraordinary; unusual
"such erratic behavior was out of the way for him"

5. (adverb) out of the way
improper; amiss;

6. (adverb) out of the way
in a remote location or at a distance from the usual route
"the restaurant is top-notch, but a little out of the way"

7. (adverb) out of the way
murdered
"the mob boss wanted his rival out of the way"

8. (adverb) out of the way
dealt with; disposed of
"I'm so relieved that my midterm is out of the way"

9. (adverb) out of the way
so as not to obstruct or hinder
"put that box out of the way so that no one trips on it"

Translation of 'out-of-the-way'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: difficult to reach or arrive at an out-of-the-way place.
Afrikaans: afgeleë	Arabic: صَعْب الوُصول إليْهِ	Bulgarian: затънтено място
Brazilian: fora de mão	Czech: zapadlý	German: abgelegen
Danish: langt fra alfarvej	Greek: απομακρυσμένος, απόμερος	Spanish: perdido
Estonian: kaugel asetsev	Farsi: دور افتاده	Finnish: syrjäinen
French: perdu	Hebrew: מְרוּחָק	Hindi: एकान्त, असाधानण, अनोखा, न
Croatian: nedostupan	Hungarian: isten háta mögötti	Indonesian: sulit dicapai
Icelandic: afskekktur	Italian: fuori mano	Japanese: へんぴな
Korean: 외딴	Lithuanian: nuošalus, atokus	Latvian: nomaļš; attāls
Malay: ceruk	Dutch: afgelegen	Norwegian: avsides(liggende)
Polish: ustronny, leżący na ubocz	Persian: دور افتاده	Pashto: لرى پروت
Portuguese: fora de mão	Romanian: greu de găsit	Russian: отдалённый
Slovak: zapadnutý	Slovenian: odročen	Serbian: nepristupačan
Swedish: avsides belägen, avlägsen	Thai: ยากต่อการไปถึง	Turkish: uzak, sapa
Taiwanese: 偏僻的	Ukrainian: віддалений, далекий	Urdu: نارسا، دور افتادہ
Vietnamese: xa xôi	Chinese: 偏僻的
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