in no way, shape, or form

prepositional phrase

Not in any way at all; not at all, nohow.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative in no way, shape or form

  1. idiomaticNot in any way at all; not at all, nohow.

    Hugh vehemently denied this in his first hearing: “I never did anything in any way, shape, or form during the war—in no way, shape, or form was I connected with it or had anything to do with it!”

    2009, Linda H. Matthews, Middling Folk […] , Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 220

Translations

Hungarian semmiképpen, semmiféleképpen
  • semmiképpennot in any way at all
  • semmiféleképpennot in any way at all
  • semmiképpnot in any way at all
Romanian sub nicio formă
  • sub nicio formănot in any way at all
Cite this entry
APA

in no way, shape, or form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20no%20way%2C%20shape%2C%20or%20form

MLA

“in no way, shape, or form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20no%20way%2C%20shape%2C%20or%20form. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in no way, shape, or form,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20no%20way%2C%20shape%2C%20or%20form.

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