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acrosswise

acrosswise adverb: in a way that goes across; crosswise.

Adverb

acrosswise (not comparable)

  1. In a way that goes across; crosswise.
    • The bottom part of every yoke is to be as long as the swine (standing upon his fore feet) is high from the ground to the top of his shoulder; and sticks that are placed up and down through the yoke are to be six inches higher than the neck and three inches lower than the bottom of the yoke that is...1876, Bi-centennial Celebration at Sudbury, Mass., April 18, 1876, page 8
    • It may be a tree, bride, that rubs his arms acrosswise […]1898, Thomas Hardy, A Sound in the Night

Examples of acrosswise in a sentence

  • At the altar she was kneeling With her arms acrosswise folded.1969, Paul Carus, History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil from the Earliest Times to the Present Day:
  • First, that certain materials claiming to be “stretchy”, weren't designed to stretch to their ultimate limit both lengthwise and acrosswise.2011, Maree Anderson, Ruby's Dream:

Origin of acrosswise

From across + -wise.

Questions about acrosswise

What does acrosswise mean?
Acrosswise means in a way that goes across; crosswise.
How do you use acrosswise in a sentence?
At the altar she was kneeling With her arms acrosswise folded.
What part of speech is acrosswise?
Acrosswise is an adverb.

Words near acrosswise in the dictionary

  1. across variable
  2. across variables
  3. across-the-board
  4. acrosses
  5. acrosst
  6. acrosswise
  7. acrost
  8. acrostatic
  9. acrostealgia
  10. acrostealgias
  11. acrosternite

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