broadwiseadv.
/ˈbrɔːdwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdˌwaɪz/, /ˈbrɑdˌwaɪz/ Across the breadth of something; in a sideways direction; laterally.
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the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in direction of width or breadth
breadthways1635
breadthwise1708
widthwise1785
widthways1794
1622 T. Barnes Gales of Grace iv. 63 [The wind] spreadeth it selfe laterally or broadwise, flowing sometimes to one corner of the heauens, sometimes to another.
1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. iv. xxxvi. 62 Prop'd with Pearches, most broadwise, and some crosswise.
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxii. 213 Standing it [sc. a letter] long-wise and broad-wise on his table.
1921 S. H. Adams Success i. xii. 119 Slowly the edge parted and flattened out, broadwise, displaying the marbled brilliance of the butterfly's inner wings.
2012 J. L. Anderson Tiger Lily i. 6 The man was not an adept seaman, constantly turning the boat broadwise when it should have been pointed vertically against the waves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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