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thwartwise |
Overview of adj thwartwise The adj thwartwise has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cross, crossing, transverse, transversal, thwartwise -- (extending or lying across in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon") Antonyms of adj thwartwise 1 sense of thwartwise Sense 1 cross(postnominal), crossing(postnominal), transverse, transversal, thwartwise INDIRECT (VIA crosswise) -> lengthwise, lengthways Similarity of adj thwartwise 1 sense of thwartwise Sense 1 cross(postnominal), crossing(postnominal), transverse, transversal, thwartwise => crosswise (vs. lengthwise) Attributes of adj thwartwise Familiarity of adj thwartwise thwartwise used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj thwartwise thwartwise Overview of adj thwartwise The adj thwartwise has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cross, crossing, transverse, transversal, thwartwise -- (extending or lying across in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon")
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