1
: unusual
out-of-the-way information
2
: being off the beaten track
an out-of-the-way restaurant

Examples of out-of-the-way in a Sentence

the night watchman calls the police if he notices any out-of-the-way activity taking place during his shift there was nothing out-of-the-way about the hitchhiker's appearance that might arouse suspicion
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Having somehow returned, firmly, to the real world, the narrator decides to quit his job and start working in a library in a small, out-of-the-way town in Fukushima Prefecture. Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 Many who were imprisoned there, and at similar camps scattered in out-of-the-way corners of the country, spent the rest of their lives trying to erase the memory. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 Label and stack them in an out-of-the-way place, like under the sink or the linen closet. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024 Also included are gratuities, access to the spa facilities, Wi-Fi and shuttles from the port to the city center when the ship docks in out-of-the-way locations. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out-of-the-way 

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of out-of-the-way was in 1704

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“Out-of-the-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-the-way. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

out-of-the-way

adjective
ˌau̇t-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈwā
1
: being off the usual paths
an out-of-the-way village
2
: not commonly found or met : unusual
the store specializes in out-of-the-way books
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