crosswise — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. crossing; lying across

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Adverb

1. transversely; so as to lie across

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Jesse gave a whoop, then was out of the saddle and ducking behind a clump of rhododendron, putting his horse crosswise between himself and the beeves.

Adjective

1. lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction

   Antonyms

   lengthwise

   Examples

   a crosswise street

   the crosswise dimension

2. in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross

Adverb

1. not in the intended manner

   Examples

   things are going crosswise

2. transversely

   Synonyms

   acrosscrossways

   Examples

   the marble slabs were cut across