AIRWISE | • airwise adj. Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel. • AIRWISE adj. skillful in aviation. |
ALTARWISE | • altarwise adj. Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall. • ALTARWISE adv. in the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
CHEQUERWISE | • chequerwise adj. Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard. • chequerwise adv. Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard. • CHEQUERWISE adv. in chequered fashion. |
CORNERWISE | • cornerwise adv. Diagonally. • CORNERWISE adv. with the corner in front, also CORNERWAYS. |
DEXTERWISE | • dexterwise adj. (Heraldry, archaic) dexter; on the right-hand side from the wearer’s viewpoint. • DEXTERWISE adv. on the right-hand side e.g. of a shield. |
MIRRORWISE | • mirrorwise adv. In the manner of a mirror reflection; reversed. • MIRRORWISE adv. in the fashion of a mirror. |
OTHERWISE | • otherwise adv. (Manner) Differently, in another way. • otherwise adv. (Conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else. • otherwise adv. (Conjunctive) In all other respects. |
OVERWISE | • overwise adj. Excessively wise; too clever for one’s own good. • OVERWISE adj. too wise; affectedly wise. |
OVERWISELY | • overwisely adv. In an overwise manner. • OVERWISE adv. too wise; affectedly wise. |
PAIRWISE | • pairwise adj. Occurring in pairs; two at a time. • pairwise adv. In or by pairs. • PAIRWISE adv. in pairs. |
SCISSORWISE | • scissorwise adv. In the manner of scissors, with two blades (or similar) opening in opposite directions. • SCISSORWISE adv. in the fashion of scissors. |
SINISTERWISE | • sinisterwise adj. (Heraldry, archaic) sinister; on the left-hand side from the wearer’s viewpoint. • SINISTERWISE adv. in left-handed fashion. |
STAIRWISE | • stairwise adj. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. • stairwise adv. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. • STAIRWISE adv. in the fashion of stairs. |
TAPERWISE | • taperwise adj. Tapering. • taperwise adv. Taperingly. • TAPERWISE adv. in tapering fashion. |