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cornerways

cornerways adverb: diagonally.

Adverb

cornerways (comparative more cornerways, superlative most cornerways)

  1. Diagonally.
    Synonyms:
    cornerwise

Synonyms of cornerways

Forms of cornerways

comparativemore cornerways
superlativemost cornerways

Origin of cornerways

From corner + -ways.

Questions about cornerways

What does cornerways mean?
Cornerways means diagonally.
What part of speech is cornerways?
Cornerways is an adverb.

Words near cornerways in the dictionary

  1. cornersome
  2. cornerstone
  3. cornerstones
  4. cornerstore
  5. cornerstores
  6. cornerways
  7. cornerwise
  8. cornes
  9. cornet
  10. cornetcies
  11. cornetcy

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