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curtainwise

curtainwise adverb: in the manner of a curtain.

Adverb

curtainwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a curtain.

Origin of curtainwise

From curtain + -wise.

Questions about curtainwise

What does curtainwise mean?
Curtainwise means in the manner of a curtain.
What part of speech is curtainwise?
Curtainwise is an adverb.

Words near curtainwise in the dictionary

  1. curtains off
  2. curtainsider
  3. curtainsiders
  4. curtainwall
  5. curtainwalls
  6. curtainwise
  7. curtal
  8. curtal friar
  9. curtal friars
  10. curtal-ax
  11. curtal-axe

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