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moonwise

moonwise adverb: anticlockwise.

Adverb

moonwise (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard) Anticlockwise.
    • Set moonwise in the midnight of her hair1891, James Whitcomb Riley, The Flying Islands of the Night, page 28

Antonyms of moonwise

Origin of moonwise

From moon + -wise.

Questions about moonwise

What does moonwise mean?
Moonwise means anticlockwise.
What part of speech is moonwise?
Moonwise is an adverb.

Words near moonwise in the dictionary

  1. moonward
  2. moonwashed
  3. moonwatcher
  4. moonwatchers
  5. moonwatching
  6. moonwise
  7. moonwort
  8. moonworts
  9. moony
  10. moop
  11. moor

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