thataway

[ that-uh-wey ]

adverb

, Older Use.

1. in or toward the direction pointed out:

   The outlaws went thataway when they rode out of town.

2. in the manner indicated:

   You'll get an electric shock if you do it thataway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thataway¹

1830–40, Americanism; alteration of that way

Related Words

• alternative
• approach
• course
• line
• path
• progress
• road
• trend