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athwartwise

athwartwise adverb: athwart; in a side-to-side orientation.

Adverb

athwartwise (not comparable)

  1. athwart; in a side-to-side orientation

Origin of athwartwise

From athwart + -wise.

Questions about athwartwise

What does athwartwise mean?
Athwartwise means athwart; in a side-to-side orientation.
What part of speech is athwartwise?
Athwartwise is an adverb.

Words near athwartwise in the dictionary

  1. Athulivarufinolhu
  2. Athurugau
  3. athwart
  4. athwartship
  5. athwartships
  6. athwartwise
  7. Athy
  8. athymhormia
  9. athymhormic
  10. athymia
  11. athymias

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