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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Adverb
  • The screen size is the most noticeable increase, 7.9 inches (measured diagonally), up from 6.2 inches.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 26 June 2025
  • The Thunder had clinched the NBA title just minutes earlier at the Paycom Center, which sits diagonally across from the northeast corner of the park.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Adverb
  • Marchand dipped to the left, moved the puck to his forehand and fired back across.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
  • The commercial succinctly and humorously gets the point across.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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“Cornerwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerwise. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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