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rosewise

rosewise adverb: in the shape or the manner of a rose.

Adverb

rosewise (not comparable)

  1. In the shape or the manner of a rose.
    • Ruth's radiantly happy face flushed again rosewise with pleasure and pride.2018, Don Eric Carrol, Pancho II, page 388

Origin of rosewise

rose + -wise

Questions about rosewise

What does rosewise mean?
Rosewise means in the shape or the manner of a rose.
What part of speech is rosewise?
Rosewise is an adverb.

Words near rosewise in the dictionary

  1. rosewater sailor
  2. rosewater sailors
  3. rosewaters
  4. Rosewell
  5. Rosewhite
  6. rosewise
  7. rosewood
  8. rosewoods
  9. roseworm
  10. roseworms
  11. rosewort

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