hedgewise

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adverb

In the manner of a hedge.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbhedgewise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of a hedge.

    With that away she went, and he, dismounting, caught sight of her disappearing from among the shining magnolia-trees that were planted hedgewise round the lawn.

    1871, Margaret Hosmer, Blanche Gilroy: A Girl's Story, page 279

Origin

From hedge + -wise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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