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spadewise

spadewise adverb: in the style of a spade.

Adverb

spadewise (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In the style of a spade.
    • His beard was cut spadewise.

Origin of spadewise

From spade + -wise.

Questions about spadewise

What does spadewise mean?
Spadewise means in the style of a spade.
What part of speech is spadewise?
Spadewise is an adverb.

Words near spadewise in the dictionary

  1. spadesful
  2. spadesman
  3. spadesmen
  4. spadetail
  5. spadetails
  6. spadewise
  7. spadework
  8. spadeworker
  9. spadeworkers
  10. spadger
  11. spadgers

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