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shirtwise

shirtwise adverb: in the style of a shirt.

Adverb

shirtwise (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In the style of a shirt.
    • Some of the crew mustered, therefore, in cotton drawers or loin-cloths; in a tunic tucked, shirtwise, into them or napping loose […]1932, Richard Blaker, The needle-watcher

Origin of shirtwise

From shirt + -wise.

Questions about shirtwise

What does shirtwise mean?
Shirtwise means in the style of a shirt.
What part of speech is shirtwise?
Shirtwise is an adverb.

Words near shirtwise in the dictionary

  1. shirtwaist blouses
  2. shirtwaisted
  3. shirtwaister
  4. shirtwaisters
  5. shirtwaists
  6. shirtwise
  7. shirty
  8. Shirvan
  9. Shirvani
  10. Shirvanis
  11. Shirvanshah

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