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spindlewise

spindlewise adverb: in the manner of a spindle.

Adverb

spindlewise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a spindle.

Origin of spindlewise

From spindle + -wise.

Questions about spindlewise

What does spindlewise mean?
Spindlewise means in the manner of a spindle.
What part of speech is spindlewise?
Spindlewise is an adverb.

Words near spindlewise in the dictionary

  1. Spindlers
  2. spindles
  3. spindleshanks
  4. spindletail
  5. spindletails
  6. spindlewise
  7. spindlewood
  8. spindlework
  9. spindleworm
  10. spindleworms
  11. spindlier

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