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roofwise

roofwise adverb: in the manner of a roof.

Adverb

roofwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a roof.
    • To complete her pillow fort, Anna positioned a bedsheet roofwise.

Origin of roofwise

From roof + -wise.

Questions about roofwise

What does roofwise mean?
Roofwise means in the manner of a roof.
What part of speech is roofwise?
Roofwise is an adverb.

Words near roofwise in the dictionary

  1. rooftopping
  2. rooftops
  3. rooftree
  4. rooftrees
  5. roofward
  6. roofwise
  7. roofwork
  8. roofy
  9. roofying
  10. Rooh Afza
  11. rooibok

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