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thwartwise

thwart·wise

uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

  • “cross members should be all steel”
  • “from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully”
  • “transversal vibrations”
  • “transverse colon”
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Origin

From thwart + -wise.

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