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ridgewise

ridgewise adverb: in the manner of a ridge or ridges.

Adverb

ridgewise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a ridge or ridges.
    • And he went therein a good two hour or more, until he saw upon his left side how the land rose up ridgewise like the back of a great hog: and for all that it was night, yet he saw the top of the ridge clearly, as it were a black line […]1915, Sir Henry John Newbolt, Aladore, page 50

Origin of ridgewise

From ridge + -wise.

Questions about ridgewise

What does ridgewise mean?
Ridgewise means in the manner of a ridge or ridges.
What part of speech is ridgewise?
Ridgewise is an adverb.

Words near ridgewise in the dictionary

  1. ridgewalking
  2. ridgewalks
  3. ridgeway
  4. ridgeways
  5. Ridgewell
  6. ridgewise
  7. Ridgewood
  8. ridgier
  9. ridgiest
  10. ridgil
  11. ridgils

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