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toadwise

toadwise adverb: in the manner of a toad.

Adverb

toadwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a toad.
    • O dainty dew, O morning dew / That gleamed in the world's first dawn, did you / And the sweet grass and manful oaks / Give lair and rest / To him who toadwise sits and croaks / His death-behest?a. 1881, Sidney Lanier, Strange Jokes
    • When she moved the book the ancient toad hopped off silently, toadwise.2002, Janet Fox, A Witch's Dozen, page 69

Origin of toadwise

From toad + -wise.

Questions about toadwise

What does toadwise mean?
Toadwise means in the manner of a toad.
What part of speech is toadwise?
Toadwise is an adverb.

Words near toadwise in the dictionary

  1. toadstool
  2. toadstool disease
  3. toadstool leather coral
  4. toadstoollike
  5. toadstools
  6. toadwise
  7. toady
  8. toadying
  9. toadyings
  10. toadyish
  11. toadyism

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