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sackwise

sackwise adverb: in the manner of a sack.

Adverb

sackwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a sack.
    • I was being carried along a dimly lighted, tunnel-like place, slung, sackwise, across the shoulder of a Burman.1913, Sax Rohmer, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
    • Some drew donkeys on which were thrown and bumped their wounded, sackwise.1968, Ernest Raymond, The story of my days: an autobiography 1888-1922

Origin of sackwise

From sack + -wise.

Questions about sackwise

What does sackwise mean?
Sackwise means in the manner of a sack.
What part of speech is sackwise?
Sackwise is an adverb.

Words near sackwise in the dictionary

  1. sackungen
  2. sackungs
  3. Sackville
  4. Sackville North
  5. Sackvilles
  6. sackwise
  7. sacless
  8. saclike
  9. saclofen
  10. saco
  11. sacoglossan

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