bisweptual

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US/baɪˈswɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/

adjective

Able to row sweep on either port or starboard with equal or near-equal proficiency.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivebisweptual (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparablehobbiesAble to row sweep on either port or starboard with equal or near-equal proficiency.
nounbisweptual (plural bisweptuals)

plural bisweptuals

  1. UShobbiesA person who is bisweptual.

Origin

From bi- + sweep (“rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side”) + -ual, in analogy to bisexual.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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