in a way meaning

Adverb: in a way

1. From some points of view
   "she was right in a way"

[American slang]
adv. phr. 1. also informal

• be by way of:    To be supposed or ...
• by the way:    Adverb: by the way ...
• by way of:    1. Travelling thro ...

Examples

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1. she is lovely in a way that almost forbids adornment.
2. a long delay might cripple me in a way.
3. obviously he had triumphed in a way.
4. she is lovely in a way that almost forbids adornment.
5. he was honest in a way that could be painfully blunt.