crosswise

Meaning

Synonyms

across
A2
transversely
crisscross
47k
crossways
diagonally
43k
transverse
45k
athwart
obliquely
aslant
criss-cross
crossed
B2
crossing
B2
diagonal
35k
sideways
C2
transversal
transversally
wrong
A1
thwartwise

lateral direction

awry
26k
diverge
haphazard
44k
horizontally
37k
intersect
C2
intersecting

at right angles

obstruct
28k
opposite
B2

physical defect

transverse direction

cross direction

at an angle

abreast
39k
traverse
31k
vertically
31k
abeam
crookedly

lying across

side-to-side
cross-shaped
block
B1
cruciate
cruciform
Translations

kruiselings
transversalement
en travers

transversalmente

kreuzweise
trasversalmente
transversalmente
quer
atravesado

quergerichtet

transversal
attraverso

بالعرض

a través

çapraz
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
croswyse
In summary

From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.

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