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frontwise

frontwise adverb: toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.

Adverb

frontwise (comparative more frontwise, superlative most frontwise)

  1. Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.

Forms of frontwise

comparativemore frontwise
superlativemost frontwise

Origin of frontwise

From front + -wise.

Questions about frontwise

What does frontwise mean?
Frontwise means toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
What part of speech is frontwise?
Frontwise is an adverb.

Words near frontwise in the dictionary

  1. frontstretches
  2. frontstroke
  3. frontward
  4. frontwards
  5. frontways
  6. frontwise
  7. frontwoman
  8. frontwomen
  9. froo-froo
  10. froo-froos
  11. frood

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