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sardinewise

sardinewise adverb: packed tightly into a small space.

Adverb

sardinewise (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively) Packed tightly into a small space.
    • And what added so much to the charm of this delightful concert was that the guests were not packed together sardinewise, as they are at most concerts; they were comparatively few and well chosen, and could get up and walk about and talk to their friends between the pieces […]1894, George Du Maurier, Trilby, New York: Harper, Part 5, p. 250
    • David Hamilton offered to share his bunk with me, and we slept head to feet, sardinewise.1967, Edmund Wilson, A Prelude, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 181

Origin of sardinewise

From sardine + -wise, from the way that those fish are tinned.

Questions about sardinewise

What does sardinewise mean?
Sardinewise means packed tightly into a small space.
What part of speech is sardinewise?
Sardinewise is an adverb.

Words near sardinewise in the dictionary

  1. sardinelle
  2. sardinelles
  3. sardiner
  4. sardiners
  5. sardines
  6. sardinewise
  7. sardiney
  8. sarding
  9. Sardinha
  10. Sardinhas
  11. Sardinia

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