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thwartwise
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Adjective thwartwise has 1 sense
- thwartwise(s = adj.all) cross, transversal, transverse - extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
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