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- [kraws-wahyz, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌwaɪz, ˈkrɒs-/
- /ˈkrɒs.waɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kraws-wahyz, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌwaɪz, ˈkrɒs-/
Definitions of crosswise word
- adverb crosswise Crosswise means diagonally across something. 3
- adjective crosswise across; transversely 3
- adjective crosswise in the shape of a cross 3
- adverb crosswise in the form of a cross 3
- adverb crosswise so as to cross; across 3
- adjective crosswise that lies or extends across; crossing; transverse 3
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Origin of crosswise
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English a cross wise in the form of a cross. See a-1, cross, wise2
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Parts of speech for Crosswise
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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crosswise popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
crosswise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crosswise
adj crosswise
- diagonally — Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- athwart — transversely; from one side to another
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- crisscross — to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
adjective crosswise
- sloping — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- slanting — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- diagonal — A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
adverb crosswise
- catty-cornered — cater-cornered
- cater-cornered — diagonally placed; diagonal
- kitty-cornered — cater-cornered
- obliquely — in an oblique manner or direction.
Antonyms for crosswise
adj crosswise
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
adverb crosswise
- fore and aft — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
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