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Webster 1913 Edition


Crosswise

Cross′wiseˊ

(-w?zˊ)
,
adv.
In the form of a cross; across; transversely.
Longfellow.

Definition 2024


crosswise

crosswise

See also: cross-wise

English

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Adjective

crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)

  1. crossing; lying across

Adverb

crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)

  1. transversely; so as to lie across

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