Cornerways and Lengthwise

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Cornerways adverb - In a line or direction running from corner to corner.

Usage example: buttered toast cut cornerways

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Lengthwise is an antonym for cornerways.

Lengthwise adverb - In the direction of the length.

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Cornerways is an antonym for lengthwise.

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Lengthwise and Cornerways. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornerways/lengthwise

Cornerways & Lengthwise. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornerways/lengthwise>.

Lengthwise or Cornerways. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornerways/lengthwise.

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