Meanings
alternative bustrophedonically
- not comparableepigraphyAs a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).
Synonyms: boustrophedonally, boustrophedon, boustrophedically, boustrophically
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAs a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).
Origin
- Ancient Greekβουστροφηδόν
- Englishboustrophedonically
From boustrophedonic + -ally, from boustrophedon, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν
- βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón)as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner
Latin boustrophēdon, būstrophēdon
- boustrophēdonas a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner
- būstrophēdonas a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner
Russian бустрофедони́чески
- бустрофедони́чески (bustrofedoníčeski)as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner
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boustrophedonically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boustrophedonically
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