Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

featherwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: feath-er-wise
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.

Example Sentences

"A cavity can be seen in them, and also that they are made of fibres arranged featherwise."
"[…] the interior is also of ashlar work, formed of thin stones, laid tier above tier, slanting, and covering each other featherwise."

Etymology

From feather + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: feather

Questions

What does featherwise mean?: Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
Where does featherwise come from?: From feather + -wise.

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