wayside /ˈweɪsaɪd/noun 2adjective 1forms 1phrases 2 noun2 •The side of a road or path.Many wild flowers grew on the wayside. •A rest area. adjective1 •Situated near the side of a road or path.We stopped at a wayside pub. formswaysides Phrases with wayside fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect. go by the waysideTo become obsolete or outmoded.