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slotwise

slotwise adverb: per slot, according to a slot.

Adverb

slotwise (not comparable)

  1. Per slot, according to a slot.
    • or if compelled to turn out he affixed the hobbles, and following the track (slotwise) at dawn of day, regularly and efficiently produced the hackneys saddled and accoutred at the proper after-breakfast hour.1890, Rolf Boldrewood, A Colonial Reformer, Volume 1, page 203
    • Since position in the turn was the starting-point for identifying discourse function, it seems appropriate to discuss what the carry-on signals were found to do by going slotwise and from function to form.1987, Willem Meijs (contributor), Corpus Linguistics and Beyond, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on English Language Research on Computerized Corpora, page 95

Origin of slotwise

From slot + -wise.

Questions about slotwise

What does slotwise mean?
Slotwise means per slot, according to a slot.
What part of speech is slotwise?
Slotwise is an adverb.

Words near slotwise in the dictionary

  1. slotting in
  2. slotting machine
  3. slotting machines
  4. slottings
  5. Slotwiner
  6. slotwise
  7. slouch
  8. slouch hat
  9. slouch hats
  10. slouched
  11. sloucher

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