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bishopwise

bishopwise adverb: moving exclusively in diagonals, as a bishop moves in chess.

Adverb

bishopwise (not comparable)

  1. Moving exclusively in diagonals, as a bishop moves in chess

Adjective

bishopwise (not comparable)

  1. Moving exclusively in diagonals, as a bishop moves in chess

Origin of bishopwise

From bishop + -wise.

Questions about bishopwise

What does bishopwise mean?
Bishopwise means moving exclusively in diagonals, as a bishop moves in chess.
What part of speech is bishopwise?
Bishopwise can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near bishopwise in the dictionary

  1. Bishopsworth
  2. Bishopthorpe
  3. Bishopton
  4. Bishopville
  5. bishopweed
  6. bishopwise
  7. bishopwort
  8. bishoujo
  9. bishounen
  10. bisht
  11. Bishton

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