crosswise

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
  2. adjective in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
  3. adverb not in the intended manner

Etymology

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

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