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tunicwise

tunicwise adverb: in the style of a tunic.

Adverb

tunicwise (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In the style of a tunic.
    • Her classic robe is folded tunicwise over the bosom, her dense hair falls loosely on her shoulders and is cut square across the brow.1922, Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Manon Phlipon Roland: early years

Origin of tunicwise

From tunic + -wise.

Questions about tunicwise

What does tunicwise mean?
Tunicwise means in the style of a tunic.
What part of speech is tunicwise?
Tunicwise is an adverb.

Words near tunicwise in the dictionary

  1. tunicle
  2. tunicles
  3. tunicless
  4. tuniclike
  5. tunics
  6. tunicwise
  7. tunier
  8. tuniest
  9. tuniness
  10. tuning
  11. tuning down

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