English Explanatory Dictionary

crosswise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. crossing; lying across
adv
  1. transversely; so as to lie across

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crosswise.wav

Word forms

crosswise cross-wise

Etymology

From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.

Derived words

crosswisely one-half crosswise
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