fingerwise

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adverb

In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.

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Meanings

adverbfingerwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.

    The valleys make natural and not ill-graded highways from the prairie to the Wisconsin River, while the ranges of bluffs separating them appear like promontories running out fingerwise from the main plateau[…]

    1921, Wisconsin magazine of history, volume 4
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    In this way alone too, it seems to me, can one gain a clear and consistent idea of the valley itself as an organic whole, with the various lateral glens which open out fingerwise on every side of it as its component members.

    1889, The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 6

Origin

From finger + -wise.

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Translations

German fingerartig
  • fingerartigfingerwise
Cite this entry
APA

fingerwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerwise

MLA

“fingerwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerwise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerwise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerwise.

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