crosswise

/kɹˈɔswˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adv

"Jesse gave a whoop, then was out of the saddle and ducking behind a clump of rhododendron, putting his horse crosswise between himself and the beeves."

From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.

cross-wise (alternative)

crosswisely

one-half crosswise

across crossways

Questions

How do you pronounce crosswise?

The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɔswˌaɪz/.

What does crosswise mean?

crossing; lying across

Where does crosswise come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce crosswise

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