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tuskwise

tuskwise adverb: in the manner of tusks.

Adverb

tuskwise (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In the manner of tusks.
    • Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise.1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile
    • ...part of the jaw bone of a whale, propped up tuskwise.1941, Charles Fort, Lo!

Origin of tuskwise

From tusk + -wise.

Questions about tuskwise

What does tuskwise mean?
Tuskwise means in the manner of tusks.
What part of speech is tuskwise?
Tuskwise is an adverb.

Words near tuskwise in the dictionary

  1. tuskings
  2. tuskless
  3. tusklessness
  4. tusklike
  5. tusks
  6. tuskwise
  7. tusky
  8. Tuson
  9. tusovka
  10. tusovkas
  11. tusovki

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