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cupwise

cupwise adverb: in the form of a cup.

Adverb

cupwise (not comparable)

  1. In the form of a cup.
    • Without a word, she bounded up and flitted off like a brown bird, gleaming dull-golden in the sun, glancing in and out among the trees, till she paused above a tiny black pool, and then came tripping and swaying back with hands held cupwise and dripping with cool water.1911, W. E. B. Du Bois, The Quest of the Silver Fleece

Origin of cupwise

From cup + -wise.

Questions about cupwise

What does cupwise mean?
Cupwise means in the form of a cup.
What part of speech is cupwise?
Cupwise is an adverb.

Words near cupwise in the dictionary

  1. CUPW
  2. cupward
  3. cupware
  4. cupwing
  5. cupwings
  6. cupwise
  7. Cupșeni
  8. cur
  9. cur fish
  10. cur fishes
  11. cur-fish

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