Cornerwise
Cornerwise adverb - In a line or direction running from corner to corner.
Usage example: fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again
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Synonyms for Cornerwise
Crossways and cornerwise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Crossways" instead an adverb "Cornerwise".
Crossways
Crossways adverb - In a line or direction running from corner to corner.
Usage example: the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces
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Synonyms for Crossways
Cornerwise and crossways are semantically related. You can use "Cornerwise" instead an adverb "Crossways".
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Related pairs
- bias and cornerwise
- bias and crossways
- askew and cornerwise
- askew and crossways
- slanting and cornerwise
- slanting and crossways
- diagonal and cornerwise
- diagonal and crossways
- across and cornerwise
- across and crossways
- crosswise and cornerwise
- crosswise and crossways
- obliquely and cornerwise
- obliquely and crossways
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Crossways and Cornerwise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornerwise/crossways
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