crosswise

¹cross·wise

adverb \-ˌwīz\

Definition of CROSSWISE

1

archaic : in the form of a cross

2

: so as to cross something : across <carrot sticks cut crosswise>

Examples of CROSSWISE

1. Cut the potato crosswise rather than lengthwise into thin slices.
2. <first cut the sandwiches crosswise and then trim the crusts>

First Known Use of CROSSWISE

14th century

Related to CROSSWISE

Synonyms

athwart, bias, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered), obliquely, transversely, on the bias, on the diagonal

Related Words

across

Near Antonyms

lengthwise, longitudinally

Rhymes with CROSSWISE

abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, capsize, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, quantize, queen-size, remise, reprise, revise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise, uprise

²crosswise

adjective

Definition of CROSSWISE

1

: transverse, crossing

2

: involved in conflict or disagreement <got crosswise with his teacher>

Examples of CROSSWISE

1. He got crosswise with his boss and nearly lost his job.

First Known Use of CROSSWISE

1883