cross-handedly

adverb

In a cross-handed manner.

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Meanings

adverbcross-handedly (comparative more cross-handedly, superlative most cross-handedly)

comparative more cross-handedly · superlative most cross-handedly · alternative crosshandedly · alternative cross-handed · alternative crosshanded

  1. In a cross-handed manner.

    Then, before he could react, she leaned over and hit him twice, cross-handedly, across his face, once with each hand, open-handed .

    2014, Dave Van Arnam, Lord of Blood - Book 2, →ISBN, page 23

Origin

From cross-handed + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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