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tablewise

tablewise adverb: positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.

Adverb

tablewise (not comparable)

  1. Positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.
    • It was a flat, plain slab of dark gray stone, placed on pillars tablewise, that stood solitary above the turf, commanding attention.1902, Munsey's magazine
  2. Oriented like the communion table, with the ends east and west, as opposed to altarwise.

Origin of tablewise

From Middle English tabylwyse, equivalent to table + -wise.

Questions about tablewise

What does tablewise mean?
Tablewise means positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.
What part of speech is tablewise?
Tablewise is an adverb.

Words near tablewise in the dictionary

  1. tableward
  2. tablewards
  3. tableware
  4. tablewares
  5. tablewear
  6. tablewise
  7. tableword
  8. tablewords
  9. tablework
  10. tableworthy
  11. tablier

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