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cornerwise

adverb

ˈkȯr-nər-ˌwīz How to pronounce cornerwise (audio)
Definition of cornerwisenext
as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornerwise
  1. diagonally
  2. across
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
Adverb
  • That changed in 2013, when a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event, revealing two narrow rings around an object barely 250 kilometers across.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Belmont Cragin, a neighborhood less than 3 miles across, reflects the changing demographics documented in the study.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of across
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“Cornerwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerwise. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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