CORNERWAYS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

cornerways

adverb

ˈkȯr-nər-ˌwāz

Definition of cornerways

as in diagonally

in a line or direction running from corner to corner buttered toast cut cornerways

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Adverb

Most importantly Do sandwiches taste different when cut crosswise or diagonally?

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
The site is just diagonally south from Walmart and Lowe’s, just on the other side of I-95.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of diagonally

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Evenepoel, meanwhile, was forced to close the gap to the front group by himself, jumping across with 21km remaining, with a grateful Alex Baudin in his slipstream.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Eno put the label on hiatus in 1991 to concentrate on his own work, and the catalogue moved across to All Saints Records.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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