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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary length·wise DATE circa 1580 : in the direction of the length : longitudinally • lengthwise adjective Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adv. Function: adverb in the direction of the length FF1C;the students folded their papers lengthwiseFF1E; Synonyms: endways, endwise, lengthways, longitudinally, longways, longwise Contrasted Words: latitudinally, widthways; broadside, broadway, broadwise Antonyms: widthways, widthwise Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lengthwise I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb Etymology: length + -wise : in the direction of the length : longitudinally < opened his newspaper, folded it lengthwise — Nathaniel Benchley > II. adjective : moving, placed, or directed on or toward the long axis < tiers of planks had been fashioned into lengthwise seats — Agnes M. Cleaveland > |
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