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breastwise

breastwise adverb: side by side; abreast.

Adverb

breastwise (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Side by side; abreast.

Origin of breastwise

breast + -wise

Questions about breastwise

What does breastwise mean?
Breastwise means side by side; abreast.
What part of speech is breastwise?
Breastwise is an adverb.

Words near breastwise in the dictionary

  1. breastsummers
  2. breastwear
  3. breastweed
  4. breastwheel
  5. breastwheels
  6. breastwise
  7. breastwork
  8. breastworks
  9. breasty
  10. breath
  11. breath and britches

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