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单词 reverse ways
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reverse waysadv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: reverse n., -ways comb. form.
Etymology: < reverse n. + -ways comb. form. Compare earlier reverse adv., reversedly adv., reversely adv.
Obsolete.
= reversewise adv.
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the world > space > direction > [adverb] > in the opposite or reverse direction
contrariwise1589
oppositelyc1593
averse1607
opposite1609
contrary1616
reversedly1649
aversely1651
reverse ways1762
contrariways1766
negatively1789
west1793
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adverb] > in reversed order
reversea1393
topsy-turvy1528
preposterously1533
hysteron proteron1602
inverselya1628
inversedly1645
reversedly1649
reversely1659
reverse ways1762
ass-backward1939
1762 Rules Preserv. Health i. 14 The breast should be rubbed with the hands, reverse ways, night and morning, at least.
1792 E. Sibly New & Compl. Illustr. Occult Sci. (new ed.) 145 In a line reverseways to the order of the zodiac.
1826 J. W. Hiort Pract. Treat. Constr. Chimneys iii. 16 Two courses, laid one upon the other reverse ways..are equal in height or depth to two courses of common brick-work.
1867 J. Fergusson Hist. Archit. II. iii. iii. 482 Over these lies the roof, apparently formed of three thicknesses of plank, or probably two of timber planks laid reverse ways.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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