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bisweptual

US/baɪˈswɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/

bisweptual adjective: able to row sweep on either port or starboard with equal or near-equal proficiency.

Adjective

bisweptual (not comparable)

  1. (US) Able to row sweep on either port or starboard with equal or near-equal proficiency.

Noun

bisweptual (plural bisweptuals)

  1. (US) A person who is bisweptual.

Forms of bisweptual

pluralbisweptuals

Origin of bisweptual

From bi- + sweep (“rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side”) + -ual, in analogy to bisexual.

Questions about bisweptual

What does bisweptual mean?
Bisweptual means able to row sweep on either port or starboard with equal or near-equal proficiency.
What part of speech is bisweptual?
Bisweptual can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bisweptual?
Bisweptual is pronounced /baɪˈswɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/ (US).

Words near bisweptual in the dictionary

  1. bisurea
  2. bisureas
  3. Biswa
  4. Biswanath
  5. Biswas
  6. bisweptual
  7. bisweptuals
  8. bisyllabic
  9. bisyllabically
  10. bisyllabics
  11. bisyllabism

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