Meanings
nounagainsaw (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableContradiction; gainsaying
Origin
- Middle Englishagainsawe
- Englishagainsaw
From Middle English againsawe, againsagh, equivalent to again- + saw (“saying”).
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APA
againsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againsaw
MLA
“againsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againsaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “againsaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againsaw.
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