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halfway
adjective
adverb
equally distant from the extremes
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ALFWA
- Scrabble score
- 19
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
equally distant from the extremes
adjective
including only half or a portion
“halfway measures”
adjective
at a point midway between two extremes
“at the halfway mark”
adverb
at half the distance; at the middle
“he was halfway down the ladder when he fell”
In context
Example Sentences
halfway measures
at the halfway mark
he was halfway down the ladder when he fell
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