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straddlewise

straddlewise adverb: so as to straddle something.

Adverb

straddlewise (not comparable)

  1. So as to straddle something.

Forms of straddlewise

alternative formstraddleways

Origin of straddlewise

From straddle + -wise.

Questions about straddlewise

What does straddlewise mean?
Straddlewise means so as to straddle something.
What part of speech is straddlewise?
Straddlewise is an adverb.

Words near straddlewise in the dictionary

  1. straddled
  2. straddler
  3. straddlers
  4. straddles
  5. straddleways
  6. straddlewise
  7. straddling
  8. straddling bus
  9. straddling buses
  10. straddlingly
  11. Strader

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