About The Word Crosswise

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Crosswise

Crosswise Meaning & Definition
Crosswise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crosswise?

[adv] transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across"
[adv] not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"
[adj] in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
[adj] lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crosswise: across | cross(a) | crossing(a) | cross-section(a) | cross-sectional | crossways | horizontal | thwartwise | transversal | transverse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Crosswise: across | across the grain | athwart | athwartships | awkward | bendwise | bias | biased | biaswise | bulky | catercorner | catercornered | choking | clumsy | constrictive | contrariwise | contrary | contrawise | counterproductive | crisscross | cross | cross-grained | crossing | crossway | crossways | cumbersome | diagonal | hindering | hindersome | hulking | hulky | impractical | in the way | inconvenient | inhibiting | inhibitive | interrupting | interruptive | kittycorner | oblique | obliquely | obstructing | obstructive | obstruent | occlusive | overthwart | perverse | ponderous | repressive | restrictive | sideways | sidewise | slant | stifling | strangling | suppressive | thwart | thwartly | thwartways | transversal | transverse | transversely | traverse | troublesome | unhandy | unmanageable | unwieldy

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Crosswise In Webster's Dictionary

\Cross"wise`\ (-w?z`), adv. In the form of a cross; across; transversely. --Longfellow.

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