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plankwise

plankwise adverb: across the grain, not parallel to it.

Adverb

plankwise (not comparable)

  1. Across the grain, not parallel to it.

Forms of plankwise

alternative formplankways

Origin of plankwise

From plank + -wise.

Questions about plankwise

What does plankwise mean?
Plankwise means across the grain, not parallel to it.
What part of speech is plankwise?
Plankwise is an adverb.

Words near plankwise in the dictionary

  1. planktotrophic
  2. planktotrophs
  3. planktotrophy
  4. plankway
  5. plankways
  6. plankwise
  7. planky
  8. planless
  9. planlessly
  10. planlessness
  11. plannability

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