NichiDict

言いよう

いいよう
言いざま
[iiyou]

Meanings

1.ExpressionNoun

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

2.Adverb

at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

Examples

もう少し言いようがあるだろう。

There must be a better way to say it.

ひどい言いようだと思った。

I thought it was a terrible way to put it.

彼女の言いように傷ついてしまったことを伝えた。

I told her that her way of saying it had hurt me.