crosswise
[kraws-wahyz, kros-]
adverb
adjective
forming a cross; transverse.
RELATED WORDS
diagonally, horizontally, vertically, crossways, angular, athwart, awry, crisscross, cross, crossing, over, perpendicular, sideways, thwart, transverse, traverse, transversal, aslant, contrariwise, longways
Also crossways.
Origin of crosswise
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Examples from the Web for crosswise
Historical Examples of crosswise
They go lengthwise and crosswise through every street but the High.
EricMrs. S. B. C. Samuels
The berths are crosswise rather than lengthwise as in our sleepers.
Birdseye Views of Far LandsJames T. Nichols
The fates were playing, and in this case for once in the world's history their play was crosswise.
The Blind SpotAustin Hall
He also cuts off one of the forelegs of each, and puts it crosswise in the mouth.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
The flesh was then stripped off, and the skull cut in two crosswise.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2Hubert Howe Bancroft
crosswise
crossways (ˈkrɒsˌweɪz)
adjective, adverb
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