Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cornerwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cor-ner-wise
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Diagonally.

Etymology

From Middle English cornerwise; equivalent to corner + -wise.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cornerwise (comparative) most cornerwise (superlative)

Questions

What does cornerwise mean?
Diagonally.
Where does cornerwise come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cornerwise

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