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hedgewise

hedgewise adverb: in the manner of a hedge.

Adverb

hedgewise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a hedge.
    • With that away she went, and he, dismounting, caught sight of her disappearing from among the shining magnolia-trees that were planted hedgewise round the lawn.1871, Margaret Hosmer, Blanche Gilroy: A Girl's Story, page 279

Origin of hedgewise

From hedge + -wise.

Questions about hedgewise

What does hedgewise mean?
Hedgewise means in the manner of a hedge.
What part of speech is hedgewise?
Hedgewise is an adverb.

Words near hedgewise in the dictionary

  1. hedgesful
  2. hedgetop
  3. hedgetops
  4. hedgeward
  5. hedgewards
  6. hedgewise
  7. hedgewitch
  8. hedgewitches
  9. hedgie
  10. hedgier
  11. hedgies

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