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storkwise

storkwise adverb: in the manner of a stork.

Adverb

storkwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a stork.
    • He liked to stand storkwise, on one leg, his fingers playing with the toes of the upraised foot.2011, Sheri S. Tepper, Beauty

Origin of storkwise

From stork + -wise.

Questions about storkwise

What does storkwise mean?
Storkwise means in the manner of a stork.
What part of speech is storkwise?
Storkwise is an adverb.

Words near storkwise in the dictionary

  1. storkling
  2. storklings
  3. storks
  4. storksbill
  5. storksbills
  6. storkwise
  7. storky
  8. Storlie
  9. Storlien
  10. Storlies
  11. storm

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