Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lashwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lash-wise
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of a whiplash.

Example Sentences

"“Come, Yankee,” here swore the incensed private; “cease this, or I’ll darn your old fawn-skins for ye with the flat of this sword;” for a specimen, laying it lashwise, but not heavily, across the captive’s back."

Etymology

From lash + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lash

Questions

What does lashwise mean?: In the manner of a whiplash.
Where does lashwise come from?: From lash + -wise.

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