cupwise

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adverb

In the form of a cup.

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Meanings

adverbcupwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the form of a cup.

    Without a word, she bounded up and flitted off like a brown bird, gleaming dull-golden in the sun, glancing in and out among the trees, till she paused above a tiny black pool, and then came tripping and swaying back with hands held cupwise and dripping with cool water.

    1911, W. E. B. Du Bois, The Quest of the Silver Fleece

Origin

From cup + -wise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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