antwise

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adverb

In the manner of an ant or ants.

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Meanings

adverbantwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of an ant or ants.

    Near the margin of the city where the glittering water reaches long fingers in between the wharves, a crowd of people push, antwise, down to the brink.

    1918, William Beebe, Jungle Peace
  2. not comparableIn terms of ants.

    Antwise, the news from Dinghushan is very encouraging. In less than two days of very unsystematic searching in September 1995, I found 38 species. Of these there were five I have never come across in Hong Kong.

    1992, Porcupine! (issues 1-25, page 21)

Origin

From ant + -wise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Wanetsitawnies
Cite this entry
APA

antwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antwise

MLA

“antwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antwise.

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